Is SOUTH HAVEN AREA WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY's water safe to drink?
SOUTH HAVEN AREA WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. It serves 9,133 people through 2,465 service connections.
How this compares nationally
7 total violations and 1 health-based ones put SOUTH HAVEN AREA WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY at the 34th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 8,459 of 12,903.
Against the MI average
MI's 390 covered systems average 1.3 health-based violations each; SOUTH HAVEN AREA WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY carries 1, not more than typical for the state. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
SOUTH HAVEN AREA WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-09-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-09-12. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
SOUTH HAVEN AREA WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY'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: Revised Total Coliform Rule
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 SOUTH HAVEN AREA WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY's record does not cover
This is what SOUTH HAVEN AREA WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY 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 - 1 health-based violation on file for SOUTH HAVEN AREA WATER & SEWER AUTHORITY - 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.