Water Quality: Swartz Creek, MI

1 water system • 5,800 people served

Multiple Health Violations
14
Total Violations
6
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Systems
5,800
Population Served

Water Quality Summary

Swartz Creek is served by 1 public water system with a combined service population of 5,800 people, and has 14 EPA Safe Drinking Water Act violations on record. Critically, 6 of those are health-based violations, meaning one or more contaminants were detected above EPA-established safe levels — a serious public health concern. Swartz Creek's violation count is 48% below the national average for Michigan. Contaminants associated with violations include Disinfection Byproducts.

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

Water Systems Serving Swartz Creek

System Name PWSID Source Population Violations
SWARTZ CREEK, CITY OF MI0006505 Surface Water 5,800 14

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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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