Is STERLING HEIGHTS, CITY OF's water safe to drink?

STERLING HEIGHTS, CITY OF's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 127,000, over 39,016 connections.

STERLING HEIGHTS, CITY OF's record against the rest of the country

STERLING HEIGHTS, CITY OF has 3 violations on record in total, 0 of thems health-based - ranking it 11,549th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 10th percentile nationally.

Against the MI average

STERLING HEIGHTS, CITY OF's 0 health-based violations sit within the MI average of 1.3, across 390 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

STERLING HEIGHTS, CITY OF's most recent violation on record is dated 2013-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.

What STERLING HEIGHTS, CITY OF's record does not cover

This is what STERLING HEIGHTS, CITY OF reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and STERLING HEIGHTS, CITY OF's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 11,549th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.