Annual Reports on Water Quality

The Annual Report on Water Quality provides township residents information regarding the water system, water quality, how to read your water bill, how to read your meter, how to conserve water, and other helpful tips. 

Is There Lead in Our Water?

Knowing if there is lead in their water is the main concern of everyone today. The Chesterfield Township DPW prides itself in saying that we have no lead service lines in our township. From 2000 to 2005 we completed a meter change-out within our system, to enable us to upgrade our system to an automatic meter reading system. Inspecting water service lines was a part of the water meter installation process. In the 6-year span it took us to change out all of the meters, we determined that none of the water service lines in our system are lead.

While the new standard is no-lead for all products, there is a possibility there is lead within your home. Solder that was used to join water pipes together had lead in it at one time. Also, many water fixtures, like faucets or shower heads may contain very small amounts of lead.

How Often Does Chesterfield Township Test Their Water?

Chesterfield Township adheres to all of the protocol that the Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) require. The Lead and Copper Rule requires that we test for lead and copper annually. We have a 0 ppb result from our sampling; the best result you can have.

Regulated Contaminant Lead Copper
Test Date 2020 2020
Unit ppb (parts per billion) ppm (parts per milion)
Health Goal (MCLG) 0 1.3
Action Level (AL) 0 0.1
90th Percentile Value 0 0.1
Number of Samples Over AL 0 0
Violation (Yes/No) No No
Major Sources in Drinking Water Corrosion of household plumbing system; erosion of natural deposits Corrosion of household plumbing system; erosion of natural deposits; leaching from wood preservatives

Also, the EPA mandates that we test for total trihalomethanes (TTHM) and haloacetic acids (HAA5) on a quarterly basis. TTHM and HAA5 are by-products of drinking water chlorination and drinking water disinfection, respectively. Not only do we comply with these schedules, but our tests all pass with flying colors. All test results are included in our most recent Annual Report on Water Quality.

The most recent Annual Report on Water Quality is on our website. The most recent report is required to be out to the public by July 1 each year. We attempt to get the report out as soon as possible every year.

Beyond our testing, Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) tests 30 random sampling points every month, which equates to 7-8 sampling points each week. 

Chesterfield Township DPS does not test for lead amounts in water. Any resident is free to contact any of the organizations below to test their water for lead:

Company Phone Number
Paragon Laboratories (734) 462-3900
EGLE (517) 335-8184
Brighton Analytical (810) 229-7575

Chesterfield Township is not responsible for the cost of the tests that residents want to perform.

Water Sampling Instructions (PDF)