Decatur, MI
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2022-2024). 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
Decatur serves about 1,838 people through 725 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 Van Buren County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0001750; phone on file: 269-423-6114. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Lead results over time
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Decatur is 0 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other Michigan systems
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. Decatur's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 26th percentile in Michigan and the 30th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
18 other systems share Van Buren County; 8 of them have a higher latest lead result than Decatur. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| South Haven Area Water & Sewer Authority | 8,914 | 0 (not detected) |
| Paw Paw | 3,362 | 1.2 ppb |
| Hartford | 2,688 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mattawan | 2,550 | 2.26 ppb |
| Bangor | 2,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lawton | 1,900 | 0 (not detected) |
| Covert Township | 1,805 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lawrence | 1,045 | 2.36 ppb |
| Gobles | 800 | 0 (not detected) |
| Country Holiday Estates | 148 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Decatur, MI
Look up your address in Decatur'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 Decatur 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.