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Independence Township

At a glance

Independence Township (PWSID MI0003342) is an active community water system in Oakland County, Michigan. It reports serving 11,790 people through 5,100 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2020.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

11,790

Service connections

5,100

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMI0003342

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served11,790

Service connections5,100

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyMI state drinking water program

City served—

StateMichigan

ZIP—

CountyOakland County

How does Independence Township compare with other water systems in Oakland County?

By EPA's size categories, Independence Township is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Oakland County has 734 active public water systems. Its population served is about 7.6 times the county average of 1,561 people per system, and accounts for 1% of the 1,145,905 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Michigan, the 10,599 active systems average 847 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Independence Township is about 76% above that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Michigan has 1,332 active community water systems, 13% of the state's 10,599 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 10,214 Michigan systems (96%) list groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Independence Township?

EPA lists Independence Township as owned by a local government. The MI state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 56 of the 734 active systems in Oakland County (7.6%) are also owned by a local government.

Does Independence Township have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2020. The violations listed here began between October 1995 and June 2020. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 1 monitoring and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (6 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 1 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2020-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950	No	Resolved
2020-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27	Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456	No	Resolved
2020-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2012-07-29	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34	E. colicode 3014	No	Resolved
2012-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2005-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2005-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2005-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2001-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1998-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1995-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived

All 11 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

Independence Township: frequently asked questions

Who runs Independence Township?

Independence Township (PWSID MI0003342) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MI state drinking water program.

How many people does Independence Township serve?

Independence Township reports serving 11,790 people through 5,100 service connections in Oakland County, Michigan.

Where does Independence Township get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.

Does Independence Township have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2020. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is Independence Township's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2020. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MI state drinking water program.

Where can I find Independence Township's water quality report?

As a community water system, Independence Township must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Oakland County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Troy	Oakland	85,854	Community	Purchased surface water
Rochester Hills	Oakland	74,000	Community	Purchased surface water
Waterford Township	Oakland	73,441	Community	Groundwater
Southfield	Oakland	71,739	Community	Purchased surface water
Pontiac	Oakland	63,776	Community	Purchased surface water
Royal Oak, City of	Oakland	57,236	Community	Purchased surface water

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “Independence Township, PWSID MI0003342, Michigan”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/michigan/independence-township-mi0003342 (data as of October 1, 2026).