Muskegon, MI
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 5.4 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). 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.
Muskegon at a glance
Muskegon serves about 37,213 people through 13,139 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Muskegon County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0004570; phone on file: 231-724-6993. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Muskegon's lead record
That is up 1.1 ppb from 4.3 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Muskegon is 5.4 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.4 ppb |
| 2020 | 4.3 ppb |
| 2020 | 4.3 ppb |
| 2017 | 3 ppb |
| 2017 | 3 ppb |
How Muskegon 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. Muskegon's 5.4 ppb sits at the 89th percentile in Michigan and the 92nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
23 other systems share Muskegon County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Muskegon. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Norton Shores | 23,994 | 2.1 ppb |
| Muskegon Heights | 9,917 | 2.8 ppb |
| Fruitport Township | 9,355 | 11.7 ppb |
| Muskegon Co Eastside Water System | 7,135 | 4.1 ppb |
| Musk Co Northside Water System | 5,133 | 2 ppb |
| Roosevelt Park | 4,172 | 1.9 ppb |
| North Muskegon | 3,786 | 6.5 ppb |
| Whitehall | 2,902 | 2 ppb |
| Montague | 2,479 | 3 ppb |
| Arlington Woods | 1,650 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Muskegon, MI
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Muskegon, 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 Muskegon 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.