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Spring Lake Township

Serves an area of Ottawa County, MI that includes Spring Lake · 9,393 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Spring Lake Township in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • MI0006235
  • SPRING LAKE
  • MI
  • 9,393 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 49456
EPA system ID MI0006235

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Spring Lake Township buys its water from Northwest Ottawa Co Water Syst.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2018.
  • Record on file since 2007, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 4,441 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.084 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved

Full record since 2007

EPA's records for Spring Lake Township go back to 2007. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0
2020s 0 1

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Spring Lake Township buys its water from Northwest Ottawa Co Water Syst. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Spring Lake Township must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

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