Potterville, City Of, MI
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). 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 Potterville, City Of
Potterville, City Of serves about 2,617 people through 830 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 Eaton County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0005550; phone on file: 517-645-1642. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Potterville, City Of is 2 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. Potterville, City Of's 2 ppb sits at the 67th percentile in Michigan and the 72nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Eaton County
15 other systems share Eaton County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Potterville, City Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Charter Township Of Delta | 21,856 | 1.2 ppb |
| Charlotte, City Of | 9,074 | 0 (not detected) |
| Grand Ledge, City Of | 8,701 | 1 ppb |
| Eaton Rapids, City Of | 5,340 | 4 ppb |
| Olivet, City Of | 1,758 | 1 ppb |
| Bellevue, Village Of | 1,282 | 6 ppb |
| Vermontville, Village Of | 780 | 1 ppb |
| Windsor Estates | 718 | 2 ppb |
| Sunfield, Village Of | 680 | 2 ppb |
| Eaton Green Estates Subdivision | 363 | 1 ppb |
Next steps for Potterville, MI
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Potterville, 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 Potterville, 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.