What's in WEST BRANCH, CITY OF's water?
WEST BRANCH, CITY OF has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 2,139 people through 933 service connections.
How this compares nationally
7 total violations and 2 health-based ones put WEST BRANCH, CITY OF at the 48th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 6,748 of 12,903.
How WEST BRANCH, CITY OF compares within MI
MI's 390 covered systems average 1.3 health-based violations each; WEST BRANCH, CITY OF carries 2, 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 WEST BRANCH, CITY OF is from 2025-01-10 (health-based: 2007-11-01). Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
WEST BRANCH, CITY OF'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)
- Other regulated metals - flagged from: Arsenic
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 this data is and is not
Everything on this page is WEST BRANCH, CITY OF'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 7 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.