Is South Lyon, MI tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving South Lyon has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s records.
City of South Lyon, 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 South Lyon’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
City of South Lyon
Michigan · serves 11,055 people · about 1,600 in South Lyon
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Lyon Township
Michigan · serves 9,390 people · about 360 in South Lyon
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Green Oak Twp - Centennial Farms
Michigan · serves 900 people · under 100 in South Lyon
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 10 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near South Lyon
The 3 labs Michigan certifies closest to South Lyon, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Environmental Support Services
South Lyon, MI · under a mile
Certified for bacteria
Quantum Laboratories, Inc.
Wixom, MI · about 8 miles
Certified for bacteria
NSF International
Ann Arbor, MI · about 8 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
ZIP codes in South Lyon
Which ZIP codes are in South Lyon: 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.
Near South Lyon
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of South Lyon’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water