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Guest column: Michigan’s new lead rule for drinking water is six years old. How are we doing?

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Guest column: Michigan’s new lead rule for drinking water is six years old. How are we doing?

Michigan has the most stringent rules for preventing lead in drinking water. Photo credit: sonmez/iStock.

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Southeast Michigan 2023 Lead and Copper Rule Compliance Sampling Report

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Southeast Michigan 2023 Lead and Copper Rule Compliance Sampling Report

Most Michigan water utilities that have lead service lines are required to collect Lead and Copper samples every year between June 1 and September 30. The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) starts posting data here when they find water utilities that exceed the lead action level (15 ppb) at the end of each sampling period.

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