Michigan Water Quality Ratings

TapWaterSafety has rated 31 public water systems in Michigan, serving a combined 4,091,295 residents. The statewide average grade is C.

Data sources: EPA SDWIS EPA ECHO EWG Tap Water Database Utility CCRs ⓘ How did we get these ratings?
State average grade
C
75/100
Total utilities rated 31
Population served 4,091,295
Most recent test 2024
🇪🇺 Would fail EU standards 2 of 31

Top water quality concerns in Michigan

  • Haloacetic acids (HAA9) significantly above health guideline
  • Haloacetic acids (HAA5) significantly above health guideline
  • Total trihalomethanes (TTHMs) significantly above health guideline
  • PFAS contamination
  • Lead detected in source water

Grade distribution

A
1 (3%)
B
21 (68%)
C
4 (13%)
D
4 (13%)
F
1 (3%)

All rated utilities in Michigan

Sorted by score, highest first. Click any utility to see the full grade card.

Rank Utility City Population Score Grade
#1 LANSING BOARD OF WATER & LIGHT LANSING 166,000 85 A
#2 LIVONIA LIVONIA 96,942 80 B
#3 SHELBY TOWNSHIP SHELBY TOWNSHIP 72,000 80 B
#4 ROCHESTER HILLS ROCHESTER HILLS 74,000 79 B
#5 CLINTON TOWNSHIP CLINTON TOWNSHIP 100,513 79 B
#6 DEARBORN DEARBORN 109,976 79 B
#7 DEARBORN HEIGHTS DEARBORN HEIGHTS 57,774 79 B
#8 FLINT, CITY OF FLINT 81,252 79 B
#9 PONTIAC PONTIAC 63,776 79 B
#10 ROYAL OAK, CITY OF ROYAL OAK 57,236 79 B
#11 ST. CLAIR SHORES, CITY OF ST. CLAIR SHORES 59,715 79 B
#12 STERLING HEIGHTS, CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS 127,000 79 B
#13 TAYLOR TAYLOR 63,409 79 B
#14 WARREN, CITY OF WARREN 134,056 79 B
#15 CANTON TOWNSHIP CANTON 99,627 78 B
#16 FARMINGTON HILLS, CITY OF FARMINGTON HILLS 56,984 78 B
#17 MACOMB TOWNSHIP MACOMB 90,000 78 B
#18 NOVI, CITY OF NOVI 56,780 78 B
#19 SOUTHFIELD SOUTHFIELD 71,739 78 B
#20 TROY TROY 85,854 78 B
#21 WESTLAND WAYNE 85,420 78 B
#22 YPSILANTI COMMUNITY UTILITY AUTHORITY YPSILANTI 53,988 78 B
#23 DETROIT CITY OF DETROIT 633,218 73 C
#24 City of Flint Water System Flint 81,000 73 C
#25 WATERFORD TOWNSHIP WATERFORD 73,441 68 C
#26 GENESEE COUNTY WATER SYSTEM FLINT 73,726 65 C
#27 WYOMING WYOMING 72,125 63 D
#28 ANN ARBOR ANN ARBOR 123,851 61 D
#29 GRAND RAPIDS GRAND RAPIDS 306,901 60 D
#30 Detroit Municipal Water System Detroit 670,000 60 D
#31 KALAMAZOO KALAMAZOO 192,992 51 F