If you live in the City of Benton Harbor home where a Medicaid-enrolled child under 19 years of age or a Medicaid-enrolled pregnant person resides, complete the Lead Services Application for lead services, including:
- A home visit with lead education and visual plumbing assessment.
- Lead-reducing filter and replacement cartridges.
Eligible residents have several options to get a free water filter or replacement cartridges when your filter cartridge needs to be changed:- Request a filter or replacement cartridges by phone by calling the Berrien County Health Department (BCHD) at 800-815-5485 or visiting the health department at 2149 E. Napier Ave. Benton Harbor, MI. 49022, Monday – Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
- Request over the phone or in-home assistance
- All City of Benton Harbor residents can request over-the-phone assistance with filter installation by calling the MDHHS Drinking Water Hotline at 844-934-1315.
- In-home assistance with filter installation is available for households with a child under 19 years of age, or a pregnant person, enrolled in Medicaid residing in the home.
- Replacement of a faucet that was made before 2014.
- Assistance to sign up for the MDHHS Lead Safe Home Program which provides lead abatement services to Medicaid enrolled children and pregnant persons, including:
- A free home lead inspection to find if lead is in your home.
- Lead abatement services to fix the lead that has been found.
To sign up for any of these services, visit: Lead Services Application
If you have questions, please contact the MDHHS Drinking Water Hotline at 844-934-1315.