Public water system record
City of St. Louis
Serves St. Louis, Gratiot County, MI · 6,976 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for City of St. Louis in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- City of St. Louis buys its water from Gratiot Area Water Authority.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Michigan, August 2001.
- Record on file since 2001, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 4 lead and 108 unknown out of 1,458 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2001
EPA's records for City of St. Louis go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2001, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2001 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Michigan regulators issued 2 boil water orders to City of St. Louis between 1990 and 2001. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2001.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 16, 2001 | Michigan | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Aug 24, 1990 | Michigan | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
City of St. Louis buys its water from Gratiot Area Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Gratiot Area Water Authority St. Louis, MI
Annual water quality report
City of St. Louis 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
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Michigan.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells