Is GAYLORD, CITY OF's water safe to drink?
GAYLORD, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 3,629, over 1,912 connections.
How this compares nationally
12 total violations and 2 health-based ones put GAYLORD, CITY OF at the 50th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,450 of 12,903.
How GAYLORD, CITY OF compares within MI
Among the 390 MI systems in this dataset, the average is 1.3 health-based violations - GAYLORD, CITY OF's 2 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for GAYLORD, CITY OF is from 2025-02-07 (health-based: 1998-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
GAYLORD, 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:
- 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
GAYLORD, CITY OF'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 - 2 health-based violations on file for GAYLORD, 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.