Is TRAVERSE CITY's water safe to drink?

TRAVERSE CITY's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. 14,532 people get their water from it, across 7,738 connections.

How this compares nationally

3 total violations and 0 health-based ones put TRAVERSE CITY at the 10th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 11,617 of 12,903.

How TRAVERSE CITY compares within MI

MI's 390 covered systems average 1.3 health-based violations each; TRAVERSE CITY carries 0, not 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 TRAVERSE CITY is from 2017-01-11. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.

What this data is and is not

TRAVERSE CITY'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 - 0 health-based violations on file for TRAVERSE CITY - 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.