Treetops Resort (Treetops North), MI
Above the new 10 ppb level coming in 2027
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 15 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.
Who runs the water here
Treetops Resort (Treetops North) serves about 90 people through 14 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Otsego County, Michigan. EPA system ID: MI0006647; phone on file: 989-731-8451. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Treetops Resort (Treetops North)'s lead record
That is up 15 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Treetops Resort (Treetops North) is 15 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 15 ppb over 10 |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
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. Treetops Resort (Treetops North)'s 15 ppb sits at the 97th percentile in Michigan and the 99th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Otsego County
10 other systems share Otsego County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Treetops Resort (Treetops North). If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Gaylord, City Of | 3,629 | 0 (not detected) |
| Nottingham Forest Mhp | 185 | 0 (not detected) |
| Glen Meadows Condominiums | 142 | - |
| Beaver Creek Resort | 76 | 8 ppb |
| Lakeview Apartments | 64 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fairway Lake Condominiums | 56 | - |
| West Park Apartments | 54 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sunset Estates Gaylord | 50 | 0 (not detected) |
| Horsell Manor | 25 | - |
| The Porches | 25 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Gaylord, MI
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Gaylord, 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 Treetops Resort (Treetops North) 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. See what changes at 10 ppb in 2027.