Is Sutton Bay, MI Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Sutton Bay's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Nitrate-Nitrite	2163 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: EAST BAY WATER WORKS · 7,284 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Nitrate	1642.5 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L Main supplier: EAST BAY WATER WORKS · 7,284 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Fluoride	799 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L Main supplier: EAST BAY WATER WORKS · 7,284 people · 2015	1/1	SYR4
Copper	215 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L Main supplier: EAST BAY WATER WORKS · 7,284 people · 2017	1/1	SYR4
Nitrite	198.35 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L Main supplier: EAST BAY WATER WORKS · 7,284 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Lead	8.6 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L Main supplier: EAST BAY WATER WORKS · 7,284 people · 2017	1/1	SYR4
TTHM	7.94 µg/L 9.9% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L Main supplier: EAST BAY WATER WORKS · 7,284 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Combined Uranium	3.0098 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L Main supplier: EAST BAY WATER WORKS · 7,284 people · 2016	1/1	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.88 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L Main supplier: EAST BAY WATER WORKS · 7,284 people · 2018	1/1	SYR4
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.3900 pCi/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L Main supplier: EAST BAY WATER WORKS · 7,284 people · 2016	1/1	SYR4
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.1700 pCi/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L Main supplier: EAST BAY WATER WORKS · 7,284 people · 2016	1/1	SYR4
Lead	0.0050 mg/L 33% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: EAST BAY WATER WORKS · 7,284 people · 2025	1/1	LCR

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Sutton Bay

Supplier	Population served
EAST BAY WATER WORKS	7,284

Frequently asked questions about Sutton Bay tap water

Is Sutton Bay tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 12 contaminants in the water serving Sutton Bay. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Sutton Bay?

1 public water supplier report drinking-water monitoring for Sutton Bay, Michigan to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Sutton Bay's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Sutton Bay include Nitrate-Nitrite, Nitrate, Fluoride, Copper, Nitrite. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.