MANISTIQUE: EPA violation history, explained
MANISTIQUE has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 3,197 people get their water from it, across 1,479 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, MANISTIQUE ranks 2,862th by violation burden (78th percentile) - 10 violations total, 7 health-baseds.
How MANISTIQUE compares within MI
MI's 390 covered systems average 1.3 health-based violations each; MANISTIQUE carries 7, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for MANISTIQUE is from 2020-01-01 (health-based: 2010-01-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MANISTIQUE'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)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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
MANISTIQUE'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 - 7 health-based violations on file for MANISTIQUE - 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.