Arbor View, MI
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2020-2022). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
Arbor View serves about 100 people through 40 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Branch County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0004778; phone on file: 517-279-4310. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Arbor View's lead record
Against the period ending 2019 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Arbor View is 0 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
Of the 1,227 Michigan systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 31 are over 15 ppb right now and 109 have gone over at some point. Arbor View's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 10th percentile in Michigan and the 9th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
11 other systems share Branch County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than Arbor View. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Coldwater | 13,822 | 8.5 ppb |
| Bronson | 2,421 | 2 ppb |
| Union City | 1,630 | 0 (not detected) |
| Quincy | 1,544 | 1.7 ppb |
| Lakeside Estates Subdivision | 125 | - |
| Avra Estates | 87 | 2 ppb |
| Cambridge Village | 80 | 1 ppb |
| Marble Lake Resort & Marina | 72 | 3 ppb |
| Somerset Mobile Home Park | 64 | 0 (not detected) |
| Countryside Mobile Court | 60 | 2 ppb |
Your move
Look up your address in Arbor View's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Arbor View whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.