Is PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP's water safe to drink?
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 42,271, over 10,586 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP ranks 6,993th by violation burden (46th percentile) - 3 violations total, 2 health-baseds.
Against the MI average
Among the 390 MI systems in this dataset, the average is 1.3 health-based violations - PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP's 2 is above that. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP's most recent violation on record is dated 2017-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2017-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
PLAINFIELD 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:
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is disinfection byproducts, which points toward a carbon-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP's record does not cover
Everything on this page is PLAINFIELD TOWNSHIP'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 3 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.