PAW PAW: EPA violation history, explained

PAW PAW has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 3,362 people get their water from it, across 1,152 connections.

Ranked against every other system in this dataset

9 total violations and 2 health-based ones put PAW PAW at the 49th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,607 of 12,903.

Against the MI average

Among the 390 MI systems in this dataset, the average is 1.3 health-based violations - PAW PAW's 2 is above that. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

PAW PAW's most recent violation on record is dated 2023-02-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 1991-01-11. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.

The concern categories on record

PAW PAW'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 PAW PAW's record does not cover

This is what PAW PAW 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. This record - 2 health-based violations on file for PAW PAW - 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.