Water is supplied to your home from either a public water supply or a private well. It’s important to determine how your water is supplied in order to understand how your water quality is monitored and who to contact if you have water quality concerns.
A general rule to follow is if you get a bill for your water, you are likely on a community water supply.
Once you’ve determine how water is supplied to your home then you can contact the appropriate agency if you have water quality questions or concerns. Feel free to reach out to EGLE if you experience issues resolving your concern with your local water supplier at EGLE-CleanWater@Michigan.gov
Residents who receive their water from a community water supplier, should contact the agency listed on your water bill with water quality questions or concerns. View a list of community water supplies on the Michigan.gov/CommunityWaterSupply page, where you can also learn more about Michigan’s Safe Drinking Water Act and how the community water supply program helps protect over 1,400 community public water supplies in Michigan.
Learn how water travels from a local community water supply through a home and to its faucets.
If your water is supplied by a private well, contact your local health department. You can find their phone number at MALPH.org.
Provides water to at least 25 residents or 15 living units year-round.
Provides water to at least 25 of the same people for at least six months or more a year, but not for year-round residential living.
Provides water to at least 25 people for at least 60 days a year, but does not serve the same 25 people for more than six months of the year.
All other public water supplies that provide drinking water not considered a Type 1 or Type 2 are considered a Type 3.
