PFAS in Michigan tap water

7 of 319 tested systems measured above the federal limit. 44 had a detection of any kind.

Every public water system below was required by the EPA to test for 29 PFAS compounds. Sorted by the highest PFOA or PFOS reading, worst first. Find yours for the full set of readings and what removes them.

Water system	Highest PFOA	Highest PFOS	Found	Against the 4 ppt limit
Dundee	13 ppt	none detected	1 of 29	Above
Gladstone	none detected	11 ppt	1 of 29	Above
Independence Township	7.1 ppt	10 ppt	8 of 29	Above
Kalamazoo	4 ppt	6.7 ppt	5 of 29	Above
Spring Lake Township	4.8 ppt	none detected	1 of 29	Above
Fremont	4.7 ppt	none detected	1 of 29	Above
Grand Haven	4.7 ppt	none detected	1 of 29	Above
Otsego, Mi	4 ppt	none detected	5 of 29	Within
Absopure #1	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ada Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Adrian	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Albion	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Algonac, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Allegan	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Allen Park	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Allendale Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Alma, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Alpena Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Alpena, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ann Arbor	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Arlington Woods	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ash Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Auburn Hills	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Augusta Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bangor Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Battle Creek - Verona System	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Bay City, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bay Co. Dept of Water & Sewer	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Beecher Metropolitan District	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Belding	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Belleville	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Benton Charter Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Benton Harbor	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Berkley	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Berlin Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Berrien Springs	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Beverly Hills	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Big Creek/mentor Utility Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Big Rapids	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Birmingham	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Blackman Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Blissfield	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Bloomfield Hills	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bloomfield Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Boyne City, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Breckenridge, Village of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Bridgeport Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Brighton, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Brownstown Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Buchanan	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Buena Vista Township	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Burton, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Byron-gaines Utility Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Cadillac, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Caledonia Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Canton Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Caro, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Carrollton Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Carson City	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Cedar Springs	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Center Line, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Charlotte, City of	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Charter Township of Delta	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Charter Township of Grand Blanc	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Cheboygan, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Chelsea	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Chesterfield Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
City of East Lansing	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Clawson	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Clay Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Clinton Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Clyde Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Coldwater	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Commerce Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Coopersville	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Davison, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dearborn	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dearborn Heights	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Detroit City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dexter	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Dowagiac	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Durand, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Eagle Landing Estates	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Eagle Village, Inc.	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
East Bay Charter Township	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
East Grand Rapids	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
East Jordan, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Eastpointe, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Eaton Rapids, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ecorse	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Escanaba	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Essexville, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Fairview Area Schools	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Farmington Hills, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Farmington, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Fenton, City of	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Ferndale Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Flat Rock	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Flint, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Flushing, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Fort Gratiot Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Fowler, Village of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Frankenlust Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Frankenmuth, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Franklin-quincy Water Authorit	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Fraser, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Frenchtown Township	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Fruitport Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Garden City, Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Garfield Charter Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Gaylord, City of	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Genesee County Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Genesee Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Georgetown Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Gibraltar	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Gm Proving Grounds Well 5, 7, 8, 9	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Grand Blanc, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Grand Haven Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Grand Ledge, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Grand Rapids, Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Grandville	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Green Oak Twp - Centennial Farms	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Greenmark Equipment	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Greenville	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Grosse Ile Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Grosse Pointe Farms	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Grosse Pointe Park	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Grosse Pointe Woods	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Grosse Pointe, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Gull Lake Schools, Kellogg Elementary	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hampton Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hamtramck	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hancock	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Harper Woods	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Harrison Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hastings	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hazel Park	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hesperia	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Highland Park, Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Highland Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hillsdale	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Holland Board of Public Works	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Holland Township Consolidated	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Holly, Village of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Houghton	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Howell, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Hudsonville	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Huntington Woods	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Huron Twp	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Imlay City, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Inkster	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ionia	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ira Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Iron Mountain	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ironwood	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ishpeming	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Jackson, Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Jamestown Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Kalamazoo Lake Sewer & Water Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Kentwood	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Kimball Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Kingsford	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Kinross Township	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Kochville Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lake Bella Vista	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Lake Charter Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lansing Board of Water & Light	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lansing Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lapeer, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lathrup Village	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lincoln Park	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Linden, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Livonia	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lowell	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ludington, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Lyon Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Macomb Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Madison Heights	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Madison Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mancelona Area Water and Sewer Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Manistee, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Marine City	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Marquette	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Marshall	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Marysville, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mason, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Melvindale	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Menominee	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Meridian Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mhog Sewer & Water Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Michigan State University	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Michigan-american Water Co	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Middleville	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Midland Co., Water Dist. No. 1 of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Midland, City of	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Milan	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Milford, Village of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Monitor Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Monroe South County	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Monroe, Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Moran Township Schools	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mount Clemens, City of	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Mount Morris, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Mount Pleasant, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Musk Co Northside Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Muskegon	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Muskegon Co Eastside Water System	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Muskegon Heights	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Nashville, Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Nazarene Camp	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Negaunee	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
New Baltimore, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
New Haven, Village of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Niles, Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
North Branch, Village of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
North Muskegon	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Northville	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Northville Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Northwest High School	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Norton Shores	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Norway	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Novi, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Oak Park, Mi	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Ontonagon	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Orion Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Oscoda Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Owosso, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Oxford Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Oxford, Village of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Park Township (hbpw Service Area)	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Paw Paw	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Pennfield Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Petoskey, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Pfizer	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Pittsfield Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Plainfield Township	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Plainwell	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Plymouth	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Plymouth Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Pontiac	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Port Hope-gore-rubicon U. A.	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Port Huron Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Port Huron, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Portage	none detected	none detected	2 of 29	Within
Portland	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Prescott-hidden Creek Manor	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Redford Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Richmond Mi, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
River Rouge	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Riverview	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Rochester East	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Rochester Hills	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Rochester, Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Rockford, Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Romeo, Village of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Romulus	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Roosevelt Park	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Roseville, City of	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Royal Oak, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Saginaw Charter Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Saginaw, City of	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Saline	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sanilac Isd	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sanilac Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sault Ste Marie	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Scio Township	none detected	none detected	3 of 29	Within
Shelby Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sims-whitney Utilities Auth.	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
South Haven Area Water & Sewer Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
South Lyon, City of	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Southfield	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Southgate	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Southwest Michigan Regional Sanitary Sew	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Southwest Oakland Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sparta, Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Springfield	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Spsm	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
St Joseph	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
St. Clair Shores, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
St. Clair Water and Sewer Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
St. Clair, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
St. Johns, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
St. Louis, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sterling Heights, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sturgis, Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Summit Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Sumpter Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Superior Township	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Swartz Creek, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Taylor	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Tecumseh	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Thomas Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Three Rivers	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Tittabawassee Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Traverse City, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Treetops the Lodge	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Trenton	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Troy, Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Union Township	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Utica, City of	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Van Buren Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Walled Lake, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Warren, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Washington Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Waterford Township	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Wayland	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Wayne	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
West Bloomfield Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Westland	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
White Lake Township	none detected	none detected	1 of 29	Within
Williams Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Williamston, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Wixom, City of	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Woodhaven, Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Worth Township	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Wyandotte	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Wyoming, Mi	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Ypsilanti Community Utility Authority	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within
Zeeland Board of Public Works	none detected	none detected	0 of 29	Within

All 319 systems the EPA tested in Michigan, every one of them with its own page. Each was tested for 29 PFAS compounds.

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Source, the EPA’s fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule, final dataset published 2026-10-15. Original data →