MI / Saginaw
MI · Tap water records
Saginaw tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Saginaw. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Saginaw is served by 10 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 122,053 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 47 violations across the community water system(s) serving Saginaw, going back to the earliest EPA record. 2 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Saginaw, City Of
44,058 served · surface water · PWSID MI0005850 - Monitoring Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in June 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times in February 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in November 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Saginaw Charter Township
40,840 served · surface water · PWSID MI0005860 - Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in July 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in July 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Thomas Township
11,931 served · surface water · PWSID MI0006580 - Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2001. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Buena Vista Township
8,676 served · surface water · PWSID MI0000980 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between October 2015 and April 2016. The EPA record lists a level of 0.083 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 0.08 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 8 times between October 2015 and July 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times in July 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Carrollton Township
6,103 served · surface water · PWSID MI0001160 As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.
Kochville Township
4,695 served · surface water · PWSID MI0003667 - Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in July 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in July 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Spaulding Township
2,153 served · surface water · PWSID MI0006210 As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.
James Township
2,023 served · surface water · PWSID MI0003475 As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.
Zilwaukee, City Of
1,534 served · surface water · PWSID MI0007280 - Monitoring TTHM: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in April 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in April 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Cottage Hs, Llc (Pineview Cottage)
40 served · groundwater · PWSID MI0005349 - Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in August 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in August 2018. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.