- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- PFPeA (a PFAS): found in 1 of 2 samples, average 1.5 ppt, highest 3 ppt (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Mar 2025–Jul 2025)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 2 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2025). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
- Health-based violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Oct 2025–Feb 2026 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-based violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Oct 2025–Feb 2026 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-based violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Jul 2025–Feb 2026 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-based violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Jul 2025–Feb 2026 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-based violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Apr 2025–Feb 2026 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-based violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Apr 2025–Feb 2026 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-based violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Jan 2025–Feb 2026 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-based violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Jan 2025–Feb 2026 (EPA SDWIS)
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Battle Creek tap water? What EPA records show
EPA MI0000450 · serves Battle Creek, MI · about 43,975 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Battle Creek - Verona System (EPA MI0000450)
ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For Battle Creek's main utility, Battle Creek - Verona System: 8 health-based violations since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS). PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for Battle Creek - Verona System, as of October 14, 2026
8 health-based violations since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS).
Lead, 90th percentile: 2 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2025–Dec 31, 2025). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does Battle Creek - Verona System use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Battle Creek - Verona System's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)