CANTON TOWNSHIP: EPA violation history, explained
CANTON TOWNSHIP has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 99,627 people get their water from it, across 23,055 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CANTON TOWNSHIP ranks 9,074th by violation burden (30th percentile) - 2 violations total, 1 health-based.
How CANTON TOWNSHIP compares within MI
CANTON TOWNSHIP's 1 health-based violations sit within the MI average of 1.3, across 390 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for CANTON TOWNSHIP is from 2020-01-07 (health-based: 2010-01-03). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
CANTON TOWNSHIP'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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
CANTON TOWNSHIP's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for CANTON TOWNSHIP - 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.