Big Rapids Tap Water Quality Report
Big Rapids's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Water system
BIG RAPIDS
People Served
10,601
Health-based violations since 2020
1
BIG RAPIDS. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
Nov 2023 · BIG RAPIDS
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Big Rapids Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Big Rapids's water has 2 contaminants above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs).
BIG RAPIDS, Big Rapids's water system, serves 10,601 people. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for BIG RAPIDS is from Nov 2023.
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Big Rapids Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Big Rapids, MI
We read Big Rapids, MI’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs and 1 health-based EPA violation that began after the latest compliance result on file
- 124 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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Fluoride in Big Rapids's water
BIG RAPIDS
PWSID MI0000710
BIG RAPIDS reported 0.665 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
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Recommended Water Filters for Big Rapids
Based on Big Rapids's water quality data, these NSF-certified filters are recommended to remove contaminants above EPA MCLGs.
Culligan
ZeroWater
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1.9 gpm
Daily Production
1 gpd
Highlights:
- Compact design
- Easy to set up
- Affordable
- NSF-42, NSF-53, NSF-401 certified
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Strontium, Molybdenum, Fluoride, Uranium, Lead, Total PFAS, Chlorine, 25, Phosphorus, Bicarbonate, Calcium, Carbonate, Magnesium, Sodium
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
Waterdrop
A1
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
1 gpm
Highlights:
- Performance certified
- Lower price than Philips
- Hot water dispensing
- Compact design
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
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What Big Rapids's water readings can explain
Utility-reported data for Big Rapids includes sulfate and a chlorine-based disinfectant — the readings behind these common tap water questions. We publish a city-level hardness figure for Big Rapids, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Big Rapids? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Mecosta County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Big Rapids
Big Rapids's tap water measures 10.1 grains per gallon (172.0 mg/L) — hard on the USGS scale, the range where scale on fixtures and appliances is the usual complaint.
Water softener cost for 10.1 gpg water in Big Rapids — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Michigan as a whole, read water softener cost in Michigan — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Big Rapids Tap Water
Big Rapids's water has 2 contaminants above EPA MCLGs. We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. EPA records a health-based violation for BIG RAPIDS that began after its latest compliance result on file (May 2022): WQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance (Lead and Copper Rule), which began on July 1, 2023. Every such result predates it; its later EPA UCMR 5 results (Nov 2023) screen for unregulated contaminants and cannot show the water met this standard, so this page does not call the water safe.
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