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Birmingham

Serves Birmingham and Bloomfield Hills, Oakland County, MI · 20,472 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Birmingham in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • MI0000730
  • BIRMINGHAM
  • MI
  • 20,472 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 48009
EPA system ID MI0000730

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Birmingham buys its water from Southeastern Oakland Co W Auth.
  • Record on file since 2001, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 153 lead and 33 unknown out of 9,156 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved No
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 350 Jan 1, 2023 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jul 1, 2024 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 17, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 22, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 11, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2001

EPA's records for Birmingham go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 2 4

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

2 incidents

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Lead and Copper Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Birmingham buys its water from Southeastern Oakland Co W Auth. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Birmingham must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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