Posen, Village Of, MI
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 ppb (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. 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.
Who runs the water here
Posen, Village Of serves about 234 people through 120 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 groundwater, in Presque Isle County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0005543; phone on file: 989-766-2134. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Posen, Village Of's lead record
Against the period ending 2019 (2 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Posen, Village Of is 2 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 2 ppb |
| 2019 | 2 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. Posen, Village Of's 2 ppb sits at the 62nd percentile in Michigan and the 71st nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
3 other systems share Presque Isle County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Posen, Village Of. 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 |
| Onaway, City Of | 880 | - |
| Millersburg, Village Of | 206 | 3 ppb |
Next steps for Posen, MI
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Posen, 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 Posen, Village 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.