Pleasant Ridge

Pleasant Ridge purchases their water from the Southeastern Oakland County Water Authority (SOCWA), who purchases it from the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA). The water comes from the Detroit River via the Springwells Treatment Plant in Detroit.

GLWA's water treatment process is a 24/7 operation managed by highly-qualified and trained professionals. Once water enters GLWA facilities it goes through various treatment levels, including physical screening, filtration and a final quality check before being pumped out of the stations into the distribution system.

There is no lead or copper in the source water. View the lead and copper results for Pleasant Ridge.

Lead and copper contamination comes from leaching of plumbing materials and lead service lines in older homes. 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 248-858-0958 or email wrcwater@oaklandcountymi.gov.

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

Your water pressure is dependent on your elevation.

Please call 248-858-0958 or email wrcwater@oaklandcountymi.gov for more information.

Discolored water occurs when normally settled sediment on the bottom of the watermain gets stirred up. This can happen when sprinklers are turned on in the spring or when a fire hydrant is used. Water maintenance staff flush and sample hydrants after main breaks, which can also cause discolored water. This water is not a health risk, but we do understand it is unpleasant.

The best thing you can do is to refrain from using the water inside your home until the system settles down again. Typically, the water will settle after about two hours. To prevent the discolored water from flowing through your entire system:

• Run cold water at an outside hose bib or at a faucet near your water meter until it clears.
• Then flush the faucets inside your home from the one closest to your meter and out.

Outdoor water use consumes a large volume of water. There are ways to reduce and use the water wisely.

• Sweep driveways, sidewalks and steps rather than hosing them off.
• Control hose flow with an automatic shutoff nozzle, remove nozzle after use.
• Wash vehicles where run off is utilized by plants rather than discharging into storm drains.
• Use mulch around trees, shrubs and in the garden.
• Use plants that are adapted to our location, they require less water.

• There are known lead service lines in the Pleasant Ridge water supply system (WSSN 5390). Lead was used for water service lines until 1936.
• Pleasant Ridge identified the private service line material in homes during the water meter changeout project in 2020-2022.
• Residential water service lines are typically one and a half inches or smaller. Pleasant Ridge requires copper for water service lines of 2-inches or less.
• 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.