BURTON, CITY OF: EPA violation history, explained
BURTON, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 21,000 people through 6,203 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BURTON, CITY OF ranks 6,217th by violation burden (52th percentile) - 20 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
How BURTON, CITY OF compares within MI
Among the 390 MI systems in this dataset, the average is 1.3 health-based violations - BURTON, CITY OF's 2 is above that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for BURTON, CITY OF is from 2021-11-11 (health-based: 2020-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
BURTON, CITY OF's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
Everything on this page is BURTON, CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for BURTON, CITY OF - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.