Is Whitmore Lake, MI tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 3 utilities serving Whitmore Lake 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 Whitmore Lake’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of South Lyon
Michigan · serves 11,055 people · about 430 in Whitmore Lake
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 · under 100 in Whitmore Lake
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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Livingston Community Water Authority
Michigan · serves 4,152 people · under 100 in Whitmore Lake
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 6.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Whitmore Lake
The 3 labs Michigan certifies closest to Whitmore Lake, 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 · about 3 miles
Certified for bacteria
NSF International
Ann Arbor, MI · about 7 miles
Certified for nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts, radioactivity
Brighton Analytical, LLC
Brighton, MI · about 10 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics, organic chemicals, disinfection byproducts
Which ZIP codes are in Whitmore 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.
Near Whitmore Lake
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