Stambaugh Twp - Hagerman Lake, MI
Above the new 10 ppb level coming in 2027
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 12 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. 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.
Who runs the water here
Stambaugh Twp - Hagerman Lake serves about 230 people through 173 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 Iron County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0002940; phone on file: 906-367-3639. 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 Stambaugh Twp - Hagerman Lake is 12 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 12 ppb over 10 |
How Stambaugh Twp - Hagerman Lake compares
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. Stambaugh Twp - Hagerman Lake's 12 ppb sits at the 97th percentile in Michigan and the 98th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
14 other systems share Iron County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Stambaugh Twp - Hagerman Lake. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Iron River | 3,019 | 1.7 ppb |
| Crystal Falls | 1,922 | 1.1 ppb |
| Caspian | 997 | 2 ppb |
| Crystal Falls Township - Lind | 990 | 1.8 ppb |
| Bates Township | 921 | - |
| Stambaugh Township-West Brule | 580 | - |
| Iron River Township-Beechwood | 440 | 1.4 ppb |
| Gaastra | 376 | 1.4 ppb |
| Hematite Township | 350 | 2 ppb |
| Crystal Falls Twp - Townline | 350 | 9 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Caspian, 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 Stambaugh Twp - Hagerman Lake 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.