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Report a Drinking Water Concern

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Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy

Report a Drinking Water Concern

The online drinking water concern system was developed to provide Michigan residents with an additional channel to submit their water quality concerns to EGLE or their Local Health Department (LHD). Michigan residents can submit their water quality concerns using a mobile device or computer.

Before reporting a concern, please check out the following resources, which may help you report your concern more accurately and may help to answer or address your concern. For future reference, this page can be accessed by simply typing Michigan.gov/DrinkingWaterConcerns in the URL bar.

 

Submit a Drinking Water Concern

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    Do you know where your water is supplied from?

    It’s important to determined how your water is supplied in order to understand how your water quality is monitored and who to contact if you have water quality issues.

    Learn which type of supply you have
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    Common water concerns and solutions

    We have developed this page to help you identify the most common drinking water quality issues and solutions when you’re connected to a public water supply, though some content may apply to private wells, too.

    Common water concerns and solutions

Residents who receive their water from a community water supply:

  • First contact your local water department. Your local water department performs monitoring and testing of your water and should be your first call to answer your questions.  
  • However, if you experience a delay or trouble connecting with your local water department, please submit your concern so that EGLE can help address your water quality concern.

Residents who receive their water from a private residential well:

Technical difficulties?

If you experience technical difficulties using the online drinking water concern system, please contact EGLE-CleanWater@Michigan.gov

The Drinking Water Concern System

OCWPA launched a Drinking Water Concern System (DWCS) in October of 2020 to meet our charge of establishing a statewide uniform reporting systems to collect and analyze complaints about drinking water quality as stated in Executive Order 2019-06. The web-based platform tracks and responds to public concerns about drinking water quality and was launched to provide Michigan residents with an additional channel to submit their water quality concerns to EGLE Drinking Water and Environmental Health Division (DWEHD) or their Local Health Department (LHD). Available in English, Spanish, and Arabic the system can be accessed from computers, mobile phones and tablets.

Michigan residents with concerns about their community water supplier or their own private wells may use the online system to submit drinking water concerns. As residents complete the online form, they are provided with helpful tips and resources to address common drinking water questions based on the concern category selected. Concerns are handled either by DWEHD staff or LHDs who follow up with the resident and any other relevant parties to address the concern. Any concerns that are outside of DWEHD’s authority are forwarded to the appropriate state or local agency.

  • 2024 Drinking Water Concerns Chart by Subject

    2024 Summary

    346 concerns were submitted to the Drinking Water Concern System (DWCS) in 2024 and addressed by EGLE staff or Local Health Departments. As the public continues to learn about and use this system, the Office of the Clean Water Public Advocate will continue to work with EGLE departments and other agencies to ensure it is working well for the public and staff.

    81% of concerns involved a public water supply, with 8% of concerned parties unsure about their water supply type. The types of concerns received varied, with appearance/taste (51%) being the most common, followed by safety (27%) and other (12%). More information on common water concerns and solutions related to appearance and taste can be found on this page. 

    See the full pie chart