Watercolour of a small house at dusk, with the water meter cover in the sidewalk out front.

Is there lead in Ann Arbor's tap water?

2.3PPBparts per billion of lead in Ann Arbor's water at the latest test, from 2021 to 2023

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Ann Arbor

7 public water companies list Ann Arbor as a place they supply. The biggest is Ann Arbor's water department, with about 123,851 people. The highest latest result among Ann Arbor's water companies is 7.2 parts per billion, at the Loch Alpine Sanitary Authority. None of the 7 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 3 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Sisters of Mary Mother of Eucharist supply just their own grounds or street; most of Ann Arbor gets its water from Ann Arbor's water department. Your water bill names yours.

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