East Lansing Meridian Water Authority, MI
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2016-2018). 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.
About East Lansing Meridian Water Authority
East Lansing Meridian Water Authority serves about 1 people through 2 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Ingham County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0001995. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Lead results over time
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for East Lansing Meridian Water Authority is 0 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2018 | 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. East Lansing Meridian Water Authority's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 0th percentile in Michigan and the 0th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Ingham County
21 other systems share Ingham County; 10 of them have a higher latest lead result than East Lansing Meridian Water Authority. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Lansing Board Of Water & Light | 166,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| East Lansing, City Of | 33,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Meridian Township | 25,600 | 0 (not detected) |
| Michigan State University | 12,793 | 2 ppb |
| Mason, City Of | 8,252 | 1.7 ppb |
| Lansing Township | 5,500 | 0 (not detected) |
| Williamston, City Of | 3,917 | 0 (not detected) |
| Leslie, City Of | 1,872 | 6 ppb |
| Webberville, Village Of | 1,503 | 1 ppb |
| Stockbridge, Village Of | 1,252 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for East Lansing, MI
Look up your address in East Lansing Meridian Water Authority'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 East Lansing Meridian Water Authority 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.