District Health Department 3 announces a public-water-systems survey, 1977

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Event

Dates: circa 1977-07 – circa 1977-10
Kind: Announcement
Where: Beaver Island
Eras: Modern era
Concepts: governancehealthcareenvironmentcommunication
Within: Beaver Island

Summary

The July 1977 Beaver Beacon publishes District Health Department 3’s planned survey of public water systems in four Michigan counties under the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act. The release estimates roughly 1,200 potentially covered systems and anticipates completion by October.

Evidence and limits

This is a press release and cooperation request, not a survey result, inspection record, compliance finding, or enforcement action.

Sources

Beaver Beacon, July 1977, “Press Release.”
Publishes District Health Department 3’s planned survey of public water systems in Antrim, Charlevoix, Emmet, and Otsego Counties under the Federal Safe Drinking Water Act. It describes the 15-connection/25-person threshold, potential coverage of wells at facilities including motels, schools, campgrounds, marinas, churches, restaurants, golf courses, and gas stations, estimated 1,200 systems, and tentative completion by October. It is a press release, not a survey result, inspection record, or enforcement action. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
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Beaver Beacon, July 1977, held issue PDF, source scan.
The held nine-page issue PDF is paired with the canonical OCR source and confirms the public-water survey announcement.
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Beaver Island Archive, “District Health Department 3 announces a public-water-systems survey, 1977”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-public-water-systems-survey-1977/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, July 1977, “Press Release.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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