Public water system record
Traverse City
Serves Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, MI · 14,532 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Traverse City 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
- Traverse City draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Record on file since 2012, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 1,239 unknown out of 6,914 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2012
EPA's records for Traverse City go back to 2012. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
Where the water comes from
Traverse City draws water from 1 surface water intake. 3 other community water systems buy water from Traverse City.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Elmwood Township Traverse City, MI
- Garfield Charter Township Traverse City, MI
- Peninsula Township Traverse City, MI
Annual water quality report
Traverse City 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