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Not health advice. Contact your local water utility for concerns.
Data from EPA Water Quality Reports. For official information, contact your water utility or health department.
Real EPA measurements of chromium for Michigan water systems — Six-Year Review compliance samples 2012–2019 (historical). Methodology
EPA does not publish per-city chromium measurements for Michigan in the datasets we use, so this section shows what regulators actually recorded: every Safe Drinking Water Act violation tied to chromium at the 3 Michigan public water systems we track, since 2016. Source: EPA SDWIS via ECHO (2026 Q2 extract).
No chromium violations on record. None of the 3 tracked Michigan systems has a SDWIS violation for chromium since 2016. That means no monitoring, reporting or limit violation was logged — it is not a lab result for your tap. Check your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for measured levels.
Every Michigan system with a chromium result in EPA's data, sorted by level. Averages of 2012–2019 finished-water samples, non-detects counted as zero — historical, not today's tap.
No chromium detections have been reported in Michigan cities.
Chromium-6 (hexavalent chromium) is a known human carcinogen when inhaled. When ingested through drinking water, chromium-6 has been shown to cause cancer in laboratory animals. Health effects include damage to the liver, kidney, and gastrointestinal and immune systems. California has proposed a specific MCL of 10 ppb for chromium-6, much lower than the federal total chromium standard.
Discharge from steel and pulp mills; erosion of natural deposits; industrial pollution
Based on our analysis of EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) data and local water utility reports,chromium has been detected in 0 Michigan water systems.
The EPA MCL for total chromium is 0.1 mg/L (100 ppb). The EPA MCL for chromium is 0.1 mg/L. This limit is set to protect public health based on available scientific evidence about the contaminant's health effects.
0 Michigan cities have chromium detected in their water supply. All tested cities are within EPA safety limits.
Potential carcinogen, liver and kidney damage, gastrointestinal effects. The most vulnerable groups include children and people with kidney disease.
The most effective methods for removing chromium include Reverse Osmosis, Strong Base Anion Exchange. Look for filters certified by NSF/ANSI for chromium reduction.
The EPA Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) for chromium is 0.1 mg/L.The EPA MCL for total chromium is 0.1 mg/L (100 ppb).
This page shows what Michigan utilities reported for chromium. It cannot tell you what is coming out of your own tap: utility samples are taken across a whole system and averaged, levels vary by address and season, and anything picked up after the water leaves the main never appears in their report.
Home water test kitscheck your own tap before buying any filterRecommended filtration methods for chromium removal:
Removes both chromium-3 and chromium-6
Best for chromium-6
pH dependent
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