Onaway, City Of, 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.
About Onaway, City Of
Onaway, City Of serves about 880 people through 510 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 Presque Isle County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0005010; phone on file: 989-733-8313. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Neighbouring systems
3 other systems share Presque Isle County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Rogers City, City Of | 2,827 | 1 ppb |
| Posen, Village Of | 234 | 2 ppb |
| Millersburg, Village Of | 206 | 3 ppb |
Next steps for Onaway, MI
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Onaway, 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 Onaway, 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. What a 90th-percentile result does and does not tell you: how to read a lead result. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.