Oxford Township

The source is groundwater found in glacial materials. Eleven wells provide the pumping capacity for this well water supplied system. There is iron removal at the water treatment plant and chlorine is added as a disinfectant.

There is no lead or copper in the source water and no known lead service lines in the Oxford water system. There was some lead in the solder used to connect copper piping prior to 1988. View the lead and copper results for Oxford Township.

Lead and copper contamination comes from leaching of plumbing materials. Corrosion control chemicals (phosphate) are added to the water at the treatment plant to minimize leaching into drinking water. Things you can do to minimize consuming water containing leached plumbing material are as follows:

• Use cold water for drinking and cooking
• Flush your faucet if not used for more than 6 hours
• Clean out your faucet aerators on a regular basis
• Consider replacing your faucet if older than 2014. Faucets newer than 2014 are considered lead free (less than 0.25% lead allowed).

The State's Lead and Copper Rule requires that water operators create a plumbing material inventory. If you know what your in-home plumbing material is, please call 248-452-9158 or email wrcwater@oaklandcountymi.gov.

More information about lead can be found at michigan.gov/mileadsafe.

There are 4 pressure districts in Oxford Township. Your water pressure is dependent on your elevation and which pressure district you live in.

Please call 248-452-9158 or email wrcwater@oaklandcountymi.gov for more information.

Ground water supplied (well) drinking water systems may experience yellow, orange, or brown water during high demand times (such as hot and dry weather). The discoloration of the drinking water is typically caused by iron particles. Iron in the drinking water is not a primary health concern according to the Safe Drinking Water Act. Iron in the water does cause aesthetic/nuisance problems in the water system.

The increase in iron particles is often due to the need for backup wells to run to maintain system pressure. Backup wells often do not have iron removal treatment. Customers can help decrease the need for backup wells to provide water by adjusting their sprinkler systems to water lawns outside of the higher demand times of 5 - 9 a.m. and 5 - 9 p.m.

Customers could also contact an in-home treatment company for appropriate water treatment equipment.

The Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner's Office (WRC), in coordination with the Oxford Township Water and Sewer Committee, has issued a mandatory watering schedule for Oxford Township. Restrictions are effective June 30, 2020. Odd numbered homes are allowed to only water their lawn on odd numbered calendar days and even numbered homes are allowed to only water their lawn on even numbered calendar days.

Michigan State University recommends light, frequent irrigation applied in the early afternoon.

Please run your sprinklers to follow odd/even watering schedules. For more details, see the Outdoor Water Use letter.

• There are no known lead service lines in the Oxford Township water supply system (WSSN 5138).
• Oakland County/WRC has been involved with the Oxford Township water system since 1962.
• Residential water service lines are typically one inch or smaller.
• Oakland County standards required copper as the service line material since 1957 for water service lines with a diameter of two inches or less.
• High density polyethylene (HDPE) was allowed as a service line material starting in 2007.
• Lead was banned as a water service line material in Michigan in 1988.
• Please visit oaklandcountymi.gov/watermap to view the best available information about your water service line material.