Public water system record
City of Yale
Serves Yale, St. Clair County, MI · 1,900 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Yale in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- City of Yale draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Michigan, July 2013.
- Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 38 unknown out of 770 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Apr 15, 2021 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Active |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Sep 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 11, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for City of Yale go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 5 |
| 2020s | 1 | 9 |
Enforcement actions
Michigan regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against City of Yale between 2005 and 2013. The most recent was an administrative penalty in July 2013.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2013 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Aug 3, 2012 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Jul 25, 2005 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
What the violations mean
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
City of Yale draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
City of Yale 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