MI / Sterlng
MI · Tap water records
Sterlng tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Sterlng. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Sterlng is served by 1 active community water system, together reported to serve about 39 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 17 violations across the community water system(s) serving Sterlng, going back to the earliest EPA record. 2 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Medilodge Of Sterling
39 served · groundwater · PWSID MI0062841 - Health-based Nitrate: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in January 2020. The EPA record lists a level of 17 MG/L; the limit (MCL) is 10 MG/L. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Revised Total Coliform Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in July 2016. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between July 2021 and July 2025. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Nitrate: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 7 times between April 2016 and October 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring E. COLI: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in September 2024. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between April 2017 and December 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
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.