ST. IGNACE: EPA violation history, explained
ST. IGNACE had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 2,987, over 1,562 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
8 total violations and 3 health-based ones put ST. IGNACE at the 58th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 5,404 of 12,903.
Against the MI average
MI's 390 covered systems average 1.3 health-based violations each; ST. IGNACE carries 3, more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
ST. IGNACE's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-02-07, with the most recent health-based one dated 2022-01-01. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
ST. IGNACE'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
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; Surface Water Treatment 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 ST. IGNACE's record does not cover
ST. IGNACE'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 - 3 health-based violations on file for ST. IGNACE - 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.