Is CARO, CITY OF's water safe to drink?
CARO, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 5,029 people get their water from it, across 1,800 connections.
How this compares nationally
11 total violations and 1 health-based ones put CARO, CITY OF at the 37th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 8,177 of 12,903.
Against the MI average
MI's 390 covered systems average 1.3 health-based violations each; CARO, CITY OF carries 1, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
CARO, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-11, with the most recent health-based one dated 2007-11-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
CARO, 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:
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic
The most severe category on record is other regulated metals, which points toward a reverse osmosis-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What CARO, CITY OF's record does not cover
Everything on this page is CARO, CITY OF's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. This record - 1 health-based violation on file for CARO, 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.