MI / Sterling Heights
MI · Tap water records
Sterling Heights tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Sterling Heights. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Sterling Heights is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 127,164 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 1 violation across the community water system(s) serving Sterling Heights, going back to the earliest EPA record. None were health-based; the records are monitoring or reporting violations (a required test or report was late or missed). Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Sterling Heights, City Of
127,000 served · surface water · PWSID MI0006385 - Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in July 2001. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Phoenix Estates
164 served · groundwater · PWSID FL3641444 As of June 2026, EPA records show no reported violations for this system in the period covered. This is not a guarantee about every substance, or about the water inside your home's plumbing.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.