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Ferndale

Serves Ferndale, Oakland County, MI · 22,105 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Ferndale in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Lead and Copper Rule violation.

  • MI0002280
  • FERNDALE
  • MI
  • 22,105 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 48220
EPA system ID MI0002280

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Ferndale buys its water from Great Lakes Water Authority.
  • Record on file since 2013, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 595 lead and 6,143 unknown out of 9,955 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 Nov 30, 2020 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
 Oct 11, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Jul 2, 2025 Resolved

Full record since 2013

EPA's records for Ferndale go back to 2013. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 2
2020s 1 2

What the violations mean

Lead and Copper Rule

1 incident

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 this violation.

Where the water comes from

Ferndale buys its water from Great Lakes Water Authority. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Ferndale 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.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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