Public water system record
City of Center Line
On record as serving Center Line, Macomb County, MI · Serves 8,257 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Center Line in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- City of Center Line buys its water from Great Lakes Water Authority.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Michigan, November 2025.
- Record on file since 2007, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 298 lead and 1,617 unknown out of 2,804 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 11, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2007
EPA's records for City of Center Line go back to 2007. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Enforcement actions
Michigan regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against City of Center Line between 2009 and 2025, filed as 3 records in EPA's data. The most recent was an administrative penalty in November 2025.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2025 | Michigan | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Lead and Copper Rule |
| May 20, 2009 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations: Stage 2 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
Where the water comes from
City of Center Line buys its water from Great Lakes Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Great Lakes Water Authority Detroit, MI
Annual water quality report
City of Center Line 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.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Michigan.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells