Gratiot Area Water Authority, 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.
Gratiot Area Water Authority at a glance
Gratiot Area Water Authority serves about 0 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 surface water, in Gratiot County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0002836; phone on file: 989-681-4377. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Neighbouring systems
9 other systems share Gratiot County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Alma, City Of | 9,182 | 0 (not detected) |
| St. Louis, City Of | 6,976 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ithaca, City Of | 3,098 | 1.7 ppb |
| Breckenridge, Village Of | 1,339 | 1 ppb |
| Ashley, Village Of | 526 | 1 ppb |
| Perrinton, Village Of | 439 | 1 ppb |
| Nesen'S Countryside Acres | 95 | 0 (not detected) |
| Timber Country Mobile Home Park | 75 | 1 ppb |
| Mapleview Nursing Home | 45 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for St. Louis, MI
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; St. Louis, 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 Gratiot Area 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.