Public water system record
City of West Branch
Serves West Branch, Ogemaw County, MI · 2,139 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of West Branch 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
- 3
Key facts
- City of West Branch draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Michigan, December 2005.
- Record on file since 1999, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 0 unknown out of 932 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for City of West Branch go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 1 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Arsenic, began January 2006, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.012 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 23, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1999 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Michigan regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of West Branch in 2005. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2005.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 20, 2005 | Michigan | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Arsenic |
Where the water comes from
City of West Branch draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
City of West Branch 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