Public water system record
Trenton
Serves Trenton, Wayne County, MI · 18,544 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Trenton 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
- 1
Key facts
- Trenton buys its water from Great Lakes Water Authority.
- Record on file since 2001, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 155 lead and 0 unknown out of 6,889 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 REVISIONS
RPT
|
Jul 2, 2025 | Resolved |
Full record since 2001
EPA's records for Trenton go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 4 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2013, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Where the water comes from
Trenton 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
Trenton 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
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