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The Healthy Taps Program

The Healthy Taps Program

Eligible households can receive the services of the Statewide Filter Support Program along with free home-based support.

Apply for Healthy Taps

The Healthy Taps Program

The Healthy Taps program can provide the following for eligible households:

  • A home visit that includes a plumbing assessment.  
  • Replacement of up to seven drinking water faucets in your home.  
  • A certified lead-reducing water filter, if needed, along with replacement cartridges.  
  • Optional notifications to remind households to replace cartridges.  

Assistance connecting with lead abatement services to further address lead hazards from pipes, paint and dust, when appropriate.

Healthy Taps Communities include:

  • City of Albion.
  • City of Benton Harbor.
  • City of Detroit.
  • City of Dowagiac.
  • City of Eastpointe.
  • City of Ecorse.
  • City of Flint.
  • City of Grand Rapids.
  • City of Hamtramck.
  • City of Harper Woods.
  • City of Highland Park.
  • City of Inkster.
  • City of Lapeer.
  • City of Manistee.
  • City of Muskegon Heights.
  • City of Owosso.
  • City of Pontiac.
  • City of Saginaw.
  • City of Three Rivers.
  • City of Wayne.
Bathroom faucet with water running

A household may be eligible for the Healthy Taps program if:

    1. A child under 19 enrolled in Medicaid or a pregnant Medicaid enrollee lives in the home.
    2. The home is located within one of the designated Healthy Taps cities listed above.
    3. The home has, or may have, one of the following:
      • Lead or galvanized plumbing.
      • A lead service line connecting the home to the street.
      • Faucets and fittings sold before 2014.

    Homes served by private wells may also have lead-containing plumbing and may be eligible to receive support.

Apply for The Healthy Taps Program

If you have questions, please contact the MDHHS Drinking Water Hotline at 844-934-1315.