Sheridan, MI
Above the new 10 ppb level coming in 2027
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 11 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Under the current 15 ppb rule this is not an exceedance, but it is above the 10 ppb action level that takes over in Nov 2027. Test your own tap; filter if your result shows lead.
Sheridan at a glance
Sheridan serves about 649 people through 330 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 Montcalm County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0006040; phone on file: 989-291-3485. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Sheridan is 11 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 11 ppb over 10 |
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. Sheridan's 11 ppb sits at the 96th percentile in Michigan and the 98th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Montcalm County
11 other systems share Montcalm County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Sheridan. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Greenville | 8,816 | 9.2 ppb |
| Carson City | 3,322 | 1 ppb |
| Howard City | 1,800 | 0 (not detected) |
| Montcalm Community College | 1,484 | - |
| Stanton | 1,417 | 2 ppb |
| Edmore | 1,256 | 1 ppb |
| Lakeview | 1,007 | 5 ppb |
| Great Lakes Adventist Academy | 360 | 2.72 ppb |
| Sheridan Estates | 65 | 2 ppb |
| The Pines | 65 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Sheridan, 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 Sheridan 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. This system is in the band the 2027 10 ppb rule changes.