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Water system · PWSID MI0001740

DEARBORN HEIGHTS

100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MI0001740

State

Michigan

City

DEARBORN HEIGHTS

Population served

57,774

Primary source

SWP

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

17

Violations on record

3

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

32

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jun 2025. Official EPA record →

Other · EPA contaminant 7500 began Jan 2025 Unaddressed
Reporting · EPA contaminant 5200 began Oct 2024 Unaddressed
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 5200 health-based began Oct 2024 Unaddressed
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Oct 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Oct 2024 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2024 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) began Jul 2023 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Haloacetic acids (HAA5) began Jul 2023 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Oct 2022 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2022 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Jun 2025
  • State action · SIF May 2025
  • State action · SIF May 2025
  • State action · SIA Apr 2025
  • State action · SIA Apr 2025
  • State action · SOX Mar 2025
  • State action · SIA Feb 2025
  • State action · SIE Feb 2025

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Copper

1 station · latest Nov 2021

2.2 · max 13.4 ug/L · 4

Lead

1 station · latest Nov 2021

1.82 · max 9.23 ug/L · 4

Nitrate

1 station · latest Nov 2021

0.845 · max 0.98 mg/L · 4

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MI0001740 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.