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Is Lathrup Village, MI tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Lathrup Village, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s records show for each, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

Neither of the 2 utilities serving Lathrup Village has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s records.

Southfield, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.

A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Lathrup Village’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

Water testing near Lathrup Village

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Michigan certifies.

The 3 labs Michigan certifies closest to Lathrup Village, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Midwest Analytical Services, Inc

    Ferndale, MI · about 6 miles

    Certified for bacteria

    (248) 591-6660

  • Eurofins Michigan (Farmington Hills)

    Farmington Hills, MI · about 9 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, minerals and other inorganics

    (810) 229-2763

  • Oakland Co. Health Division Laboratory

    Pontiac, MI · about 10 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics

    (248) 858-1310

All 193 certified labs for Michigan

ZIP codes in Lathrup Village

Which ZIP codes are in Lathrup Village: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: EGLE, State of Michigan certified drinking water laboratories; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.