By Jeff Hogan | on September 02, 2022

LAPEER — The City of Lapeer has identified 530 homes with water service lines made of unknown materials. The City of Lapeer will be working to determine the makeup of service line over the next month and has in place a plan to remove lead and galvanized service lines at no cost to the property owner.

In the City of Lapeer, any homes with lead or galvanized service lines are recommended to use a lead reducing filter. For homes of unknown service lines, free filters are being delivered to the affected homes by City of Lapeer staff on Friday, Sept. 2.

Affected homes still in need of a free filter, may:

Although filters are being delivered today to affected homes, bottled water will also be available at the Lapeer County Health Dept. (LCHD) on Friday, Sept. 2, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for those in need of the water. The health department office is located at 1800 Imlay City Rd. in Lapeer Township.

Recently, LCHD, along with the Michigan Dept. of Health and Human Services and the Dept. of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy identified 107 Lapeer homes that have a lead or galvanized service line. These homes should use a water filter certified to reduce lead, or an alternative water source, such as bottled water, for drinking, cooking, brushing teeth and making infant formula. This recommendation is based on initial water test results following the Aug. 13 water main break in St. Clair County.

For more information, call 800-MI-TOXIC (800-648-6942).

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