Sterling Estates Mhp, MI
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2023-2025). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
Sterling Estates Mhp serves about 1,954 people through 678 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Cook County, Michigan. EPA system ID: IL0315850; phone on file: 248-626-0737. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is down 5 ppb from 5 ppb in the period ending 2022. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Sterling Estates Mhp is 5 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 5 ppb |
| 2021 | 1.28 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. Sterling Estates Mhp's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 27th percentile in Michigan and the 30th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Cook County
2 other systems share Cook County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Sterling Estates Mhp. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| River Oaks Estates Mhp | 677 | 0 (not detected) |
| Candlelight Village Mhp | 420 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Sterling Estates Mhp's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Sterling Estates Mhp 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.