Is INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP's water safe to drink?

INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 11,790 people get their water from it, across 5,100 connections.

How this compares nationally

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP ranks 5,238th by violation burden (59th percentile) - 11 violations total, 3 health-baseds.

Against the MI average

Among the 390 MI systems in this dataset, the average is 1.3 health-based violations - INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP's 3 is above that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP's most recent violation on record is dated 2020-01-06, with the most recent health-based one dated 2005-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.

The concern categories on record

INDEPENDENCE 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 INDEPENDENCE TOWNSHIP's record does not cover

INDEPENDENCE 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 - 3 health-based violations on file for INDEPENDENCE 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.