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Alto Meadows

Serves an area of Kent County, MI · 250 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Alto Meadows in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • MI0040681
  • LOWELL
  • MI
  • 250 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 49331
EPA system ID MI0040681

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Alto Meadows draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Michigan, April 2008.
  • Record on file since 2005, with 0 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 95 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 7, 2018 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Nov 7, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Nov 11, 2024 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Sep 11, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for Alto Meadows go back to 2005. Before October 20, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 4
2010 to October 19, 2016 0 1
October 20, 2016 to 2019 2 2
2020s 0 3

Enforcement actions

Michigan regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Alto Meadows in 2008. The most recent was an administrative penalty in April 2008.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 14, 2008 Michigan Administrative penalty 1 violation: Lead and Copper Rule

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Alto Meadows draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Alto Meadows 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Alto Meadows for a copy.

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Testing your own water

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