The majority of residents (49 homes) have household plumbing, and most use individual wells.
Alcan residents derive water from a piped community well system and individual wells.
Most homes use individual wells and septic systems.
The problem has not been the individual wells but associated infrastructure, like roads, pipelines and housing.
Moreover, the structural properties of individual wells help to prevent cross-contamination among chambers.
Sanilac County has never previously had a public water system depending on individual wells instead.
The early settlers had to contend with water from cisterns and individual wells.
Small storm drains may discharge into individual dry wells.
The remaining homes have individual wells and septic systems.
Water is pumped from individual wells, and there are no fire hydrants.
