Bates Township, MI
No lead results on file with EPA
Latest 90th-percentile lead: no result on file. The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. EPA's database has no Lead and Copper Rule results for this system. Without them there is nothing to go on, so a tap test is the only way to know.
Bates Township at a glance
Bates Township serves about 921 people through 520 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Iron County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0000440; phone on file: 906-265-9555. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Neighbouring systems
14 other systems share Iron County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Iron River | 3,019 | 1.7 ppb |
| Crystal Falls | 1,922 | 1.1 ppb |
| Caspian | 997 | 2 ppb |
| Crystal Falls Township - Lind | 990 | 1.8 ppb |
| Stambaugh Township-West Brule | 580 | - |
| Iron River Township-Beechwood | 440 | 1.4 ppb |
| Gaastra | 376 | 1.4 ppb |
| Hematite Township | 350 | 2 ppb |
| Crystal Falls Twp - Townline | 350 | 9 ppb |
| Iron River Township-Nash | 340 | 1.6 ppb |
Next steps for Iron River, MI
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Iron River, MI may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Bates Township 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.