HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP: EPA violation history, explained
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 3,837 people get their water from it, across 1,166 connections.
HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP ranks 7,030th by violation burden (46th percentile) - 3 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
How HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP compares within MI
MI's 390 covered systems average 1.3 health-based violations each; HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP carries 2, more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for HIGHLAND TOWNSHIP is from 2014-01-10 (health-based: 2014-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
HIGHLAND 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)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic
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
HIGHLAND 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 - 2 health-based violations on file for HIGHLAND 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.