KALAMAZOO: EPA violation history, explained
KALAMAZOO has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 192,992 people get their water from it, across 41,411 connections.
How this compares nationally
KALAMAZOO has 8 violations on record in total, 4 of thems health-based - ranking it 4,452th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 66th percentile nationally.
Against the MI average
Among the 390 MI systems in this dataset, the average is 1.3 health-based violations - KALAMAZOO's 4 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
KALAMAZOO's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2019-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
KALAMAZOO'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What KALAMAZOO's record does not cover
Everything on this page is KALAMAZOO's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 8 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.