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Is Sylvan Lake, MI tap water safe?

2 utilities serve Sylvan Lake, 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 Sylvan Lake has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s records.

Pontiac, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.6 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.

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 Sylvan Lake’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Pontiac’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.

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Every claim, and more filters, in the full report

Water testing near Sylvan Lake

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 Sylvan Lake, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.

  • Oakland Co. Health Division Laboratory

    Pontiac, MI · about 3 miles

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

    (248) 858-1310

  • Absolute Laboratories, Inc.

    Auburn Hills, MI · about 7 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate

    (877) 343-5227

  • Aqua Test Laboratories

    White Lake, MI · about 8 miles

    Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals

    (248) 698-9500

All 193 certified labs for Michigan

ZIP codes in Sylvan Lake

Which ZIP codes are in Sylvan Lake: 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.

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