Powell Township, 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 Powell Township
Powell Township serves about 300 people through 94 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 Marquette County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0000700; phone on file: 906-345-9345. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Other water systems in Marquette County
22 other systems share Marquette County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Marquette | 20,629 | 2 ppb |
| Ishpeming | 6,470 | 1.8 ppb |
| Negaunee | 4,568 | 1.9 ppb |
| K I Sawyer | 3,000 | - |
| Marquette Township | 2,700 | 1.3 ppb |
| Forsyth Township | 2,479 | 2 ppb |
| Ishpeming Twp - West | 2,148 | 2.9 ppb |
| Negaunee Township | 961 | 6 ppb |
| Republic Township | 700 | 1.3 ppb |
| Richmond Township | 489 | 5 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Big Bay, 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 Powell Township 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.