The Pines, MI
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. 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.
About The Pines
The Pines serves about 65 people through 80 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Montcalm County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0040640. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Lead results over time
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for The Pines is 0 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
How The Pines 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. The Pines's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 7th percentile in Michigan and the 6th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Montcalm County
11 other systems share Montcalm County; 8 of them have a higher latest lead result than The Pines. 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 |
| Sheridan | 649 | 11 ppb |
| Great Lakes Adventist Academy | 360 | 2.72 ppb |
| Sheridan Estates | 65 | 2 ppb |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in The Pines'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 The Pines 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. Small systems behave differently: why small systems go over more often.