MI / East Lansing
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East Lansing tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in East Lansing. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, East Lansing is served by 6 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 45,998 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 62 violations across the community water system(s) serving East Lansing, going back to the earliest EPA record. 9 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
East Lansing, City Of
33,000 served · groundwater · PWSID MI0001990 - Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in July 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in July 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Michigan State University
12,793 served · groundwater · PWSID MI0004340 - Health-based Combined Radium (-226 and -228): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in July 2025. The EPA record lists a level of 6 PCI/L; the limit (MCL) is 5 PCI/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Chlorine: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in July 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in July 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Combined Radium (-226 and -228): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in April 2023. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Chloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in January 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
Eagle Pointe Condominiums
90 served · groundwater · PWSID MI0007285 - Health-based Lead and Copper Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in April 2017. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Chloride: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between January 2023 and January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Orthophosphate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Sulfate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring pH: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in January 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Gregg Apartments
64 served · groundwater · PWSID MI0002845 - Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in October 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 6 times between July 2004 and July 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring E. COLI: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between September 2024 and December 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
General White Apartments
50 served · groundwater · PWSID MI0000796 - Health-based Revised Total Coliform Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in November 2025. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in October 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in October 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in August 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Combined Uranium: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in January 2017. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
East Lansing Meridian Water Authority
1 served · groundwater · PWSID MI0001995 - Health-based Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in August 2016. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 2001 and July 2004. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.