Linden, City Of, MI
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About Linden, City Of
Linden, City Of serves about 4,150 people through 1,524 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Genesee County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0003890; phone on file: 810-735-7980. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Linden, City Of is 7 ppb across 7 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 ppb |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 7 ppb |
| 2022 | 2 ppb |
| 2021 | 1 ppb |
| 2018 | 2 ppb |
How Linden, City Of compares
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. Linden, City Of's 1 ppb sits at the 49th percentile in Michigan and the 55th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
33 other systems share Genesee County; 12 of them have a higher latest lead result than Linden, City Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Flint, City Of | 81,252 | 3 ppb |
| Genesee County Water System | 73,726 | 0 (not detected) |
| Burton, City Of | 21,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Charter Township Of Grand Blanc | 21,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fenton, City Of | 11,746 | 1 ppb |
| Beecher Metropolitan District | 9,400 | 3 ppb |
| Genesee Township | 8,473 | 0 (not detected) |
| Flushing, City Of | 8,311 | 0 (not detected) |
| Grand Blanc, City Of | 8,276 | 4 ppb |
| Swartz Creek, City Of | 5,800 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Linden, 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 Linden, City Of 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.