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Sampling instructions

Sampling instructions

Samples must be collected according to very specific instructions. Water supplies may use the following instructions to inform operators and/or homeowners on proper water sample collection.

Sites with lead service lines

Sampling infographic

Sampling instructions

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Sites without lead service lines

Sampling infographic

Sampling instructions

Sampling instructions in additional languages:

Water flowing out of a faucet tap.

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Michigan water supplies must sample for lead and copper using a risk-based tiering criteria. This requires maintaining a site sampling plan that meets the sampling requirements.