Public water system record
Sturgis
Serves Sturgis, St. Joseph County, MI · 11,920 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Sturgis 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
- 0
Key facts
- Sturgis draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Michigan, August 2005.
- Record on file since 1996, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1,341 lead and 75 unknown out of 4,002 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1996
EPA's records for Sturgis go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 4 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2009, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2009 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Michigan regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Sturgis in 2005. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 19, 2005 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Sturgis draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Sturgis 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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