Tap Water Results

Is Byron, MI tap water safe?

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

Summary

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for Byron-Gaines Utility Authority.

2 public water systems serve parts of Byron. The largest, Byron-Gaines Utility Authority, serves 37,464 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

Byron-Gaines Utility Authority

37,464 people · Purchased surface water · EPA ID MI0001023

Buys treated water from Wyoming Water System.

PFASHighest averageLimitStatus
PFOA
Not detected
–4 pptNot detected
PFOS
Not detected
–4 pptNot detected
PFHxS
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
PFNA
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
HFPO-DA (GenX)
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected

ppt = parts per trillion. "Highest average" is the highest average at any of the system's entry points, the way EPA compares results with the limits.

Lead: 1.6 ppb at the 90th percentile (Dec 2025, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

Across Michigan, 5 of 311 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 26 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. Michigan results.

Byron homes and lead pipes

21%
of homes built before 1980 (Michigan 62%, US 50%)
5%
built before 1950 (Michigan 22%)
12%
of households rent (Michigan 27%)

Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so homes from before then are the ones to check. How to check your own line.

Housing: Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for Byron township (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Byron

  • Village of Byron
    581 people · Groundwater · Michigan · lists this city
    Radium (combined 226/228) violations

How nearby cities compare

CityMain water systemPFASLead (90th pct.)
Wyoming 5 mi
Wyoming Water System
Wyoming Water SystemNone above limits1.7 ppb
Kentwood 8 mi
Kentwood Water System
Kentwood Water SystemNone above limits2.99 ppb
Grand Rapids 11 mi
Grand Rapids Water System
Grand Rapids Water SystemNone above limits6.98 ppb
Plainfield charter 19 mi
Plainfield Township Water System
Plainfield Township Water SystemNone above limits1.5 ppb
Norton Shores 36 mi
Norton Shores Water System
Norton Shores Water SystemNone above limits2.1 ppb
Kalamazoo 38 mi
Kalamazoo Water System
Kalamazoo Water SystemAbove limit4 ppb
Byron ZIP codes (1)
  • 49315

Questions

Is Byron tap water safe to drink?

Byron-Gaines Utility Authority has had no health-based violations since 2016. Utility data can't show lead from your own pipes: if your home was built before 1986, test your tap. Your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report is the official summary.

Who supplies water in Byron, MI?

2 public water systems serve parts of Byron. The largest is Byron-Gaines Utility Authority (37,464 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Byron tap water have PFAS?

None detected above EPA's reporting limits. Byron-Gaines Utility Authority had no PFAS detected in EPA's 2023–2025 testing. "Not detected" means below the reporting limit (about 2 to 20 ppt), not proven zero.

Do Byron homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 21% of Byron homes as built before 1980 (Michigan: 62%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. Byron-Gaines Utility Authority's service line inventory says what your line is made of. The only way to know for your home is to check the line where it enters the house and test your tap.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.