Blackman Township water quality

Updated 2026-10-22 · Michigan · Affiliate disclosure

We read 9 results from Blackman Township’s 2022 water quality report. No results over a legal limit or above a health goal.

Serves about 21,222 people · Water system ID MI0000740 · Read the district’s 2022 report (opens in a new tab)

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Results from the 2022 report

Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.

ContaminantResultHealth goalLegal limitWhat it means
Bariumhighest measured · range 0.02 to 0.09 · City of Jackson plant finished water · 2022 report, page 30.09 ppm2 ppm2 ppmBelow the health goal
Chlorinehighest running annual average · range 0.51 to 2.11 · Blackman Twp distribution · 2022 report, page 31.38 ppmNone set4 ppmBelow the legal limit
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenehighest measured · range 2 to 3.2 · City of Jackson plant finished water · 2022 report, page 33.2 ppb70 ppb70 ppbBelow the health goal
Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range 6 to 10 · Blackman Twp distribution · 2022 report, page 38.5 ppbNone set60 ppbBelow the legal limit
Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range 47 to 78 · Blackman Twp distribution · 2022 report, page 357 ppbNone set80 ppbBelow the legal limit
Fluoridehighest measured · City of Jackson plant finished water · 2022 report, page 30.77 ppm1 ppm4 ppmBelow the health goal
Nitrate (as N)highest measured · City of Jackson plant finished water · 2022 report, page 30.15 ppm10 ppm10 ppmBelow the health goal
Turbidity (cloudiness)highest measured · City of Jackson plant finished water · 2022 report, page 30.67 NTUNone set1 NTUBelow the legal limit
Sodiumhighest measured · City of Jackson plant finished water · 2022 report, page 372 ppmNone setNoneNo health limit

Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.

EPA testing for PFAS and lithium

EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Blackman Township’s water between Jul 2023 and Apr 2024. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.

  • Lithium11.9 ppbFound in 1 of 4 samples · highest resultAbove EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb (a guide, not a legal limit)

Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.

What you can do

Nothing in this report is above a health goal or legal limit. If you’re bothered by taste, smell, hardness or spots, or your home has older pipes, the filter catalog and buyer questions can help you pick, and a test of your own tap shows what your plumbing adds.

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