Plainwell Pines H C F, MI
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2020-2022). 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 Plainwell Pines H C F
Plainwell Pines H C F serves about 58 people through 1 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0060695; phone on file: 269-349-6649. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
That is down 2.5 ppb from 2.5 ppb in the period ending 2019. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Plainwell Pines H C F is 2.5 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 2.5 ppb |
Against other Michigan systems
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. Plainwell Pines H C F's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 6th percentile in Michigan and the 4th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
17 other systems share Kalamazoo County; 10 of them have a higher latest lead result than Plainwell Pines H C F. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Kalamazoo | 192,992 | 4 ppb |
| Portage | 46,292 | 1.8 ppb |
| Vicksburg | 2,906 | - |
| Galesburg | 2,377 | 2.9 ppb |
| Augusta | 885 | 0 (not detected) |
| Climax | 767 | 3 ppb |
| Nazarene Camp | 648 | 19.5 ppb |
| Royal Estates | 380 | 1.78 ppb |
| Climax Mobile Home Park | 198 | - |
| Evergreen Park | 190 | 1 ppb |
Next steps for Plainwell, MI
Look up your address in Plainwell Pines H C F'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 Plainwell Pines H C F 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.