Is IRONWOOD's water safe to drink?

IRONWOOD has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 5,387 people get their water from it, across 3,301 connections.

How this compares nationally

1 total violations and 1 health-based ones put IRONWOOD at the 29th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 9,209 of 12,903.

Against the MI average

IRONWOOD's 1 health-based violations sit within the MI average of 1.3, across 390 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

IRONWOOD's most recent violation on record is dated 2011-01-06, with the most recent health-based one dated 2011-01-06. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.

The concern categories on record

IRONWOOD'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 IRONWOOD's record does not cover

This is what IRONWOOD reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 1 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.