Water Sampling Available to Caseville Area Residents

CASEVILLE, Mich., May 27, 2025

The City of Caseville Department of Public Works (DPW), the Huron County Health Department and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) are working together to address discoloration in the drinking water in the Caseville area.

Beginning June 3rd, staff from both the DPW and MDHHS will be in the City of Caseville, Caseville Township and the Village of Pigeon knocking on doors of homes with connections to the City of Caseville drinking water distribution system to ask residents for drinking water samples from a faucet inside their home. This sampling will be done free of charge.

The drinking water sample will be taken from a faucet that is frequently used, like a kitchen or a bathroom faucet. Residents will be asked to grant the sampling teams approval to access their home and an adult must be present during sampling.

All MDHHS staff conducting sampling will have state issued vehicles, visible MDHHS identification and will be wearing MDHHS logoed attire. MDHHS staff will be accompanied by DPW staff.

Residents have noted that a discoloration event occurs annually. The goal of this initial drinking water sampling is to assess the drinking water quality before the discoloration begins. MDHHS plans for additional drinking water sampling during a discoloration event, likely in the summer months of June-August 2025.

This sampling effort is different from the engineering study and monitoring that is being completed by the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy (EGLE) and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

If you have any questions about water sampling, please call MDHHS at 800-648-6942.

Troy Hartz
DPW Supervisor
City of Caseville