Water Quality: Fennville, MI

3 water systems • 2,615 people served

Some Concerns
11
Total Violations
2
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Systems
2,615
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Fennville is served by 3 public water systems with a combined service population of 2,615 people, and has 11 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 2 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Fennville's violation count is 59% below the national average for Michigan. Contaminants associated with violations include Disinfection Byproducts, Stage 2 DBP.

Contaminants Found

Disinfection Byproducts

Broad category of chemicals formed during disinfection, associated with increased cancer risk and adverse reproductive effects.

Common source: Reaction of disinfectants (chlorine, ozone, chloramines) with organic matter

Stage 2 DBP

Trihalomethanes and haloacetic acids that increase cancer risk and may cause adverse reproductive outcomes.

Common source: Chlorine disinfection reacting with natural organic matter in source water

EPA limit: TTHM: 0.080 mg/L; HAA5: 0.060 mg/L

Water Systems Serving Fennville

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
FENNVILLE MI0002260 Groundwater 2,438 6
RIVERSIDE ESTATES MI0040030 Groundwater 100 4
GLENNWOODS SUBDIVISION MI0002659 Groundwater 77 1

Concerned About Your Water?

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Data Sources

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Data includes all recorded violations for active community water systems.

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