Lapeer, Michigan · 6 industrial users on record · 5 sampled for PFAS · 1 above 12 ng/L PFOS
In short
Lapeer WWTP in Lapeer treats 0.78 MGD and receives process wastewater from 6 industrial users on record in its pretreatment programme, led by hospitals and public institutions (4) and metal finishing and plating (1). 1 are categorical users under federal pretreatment standards. 5 of them have been sampled for PFAS (82 samples, 2023–2024); 1 had a sample with PFOS above the 12 ng/L screening level.
12 ng/L is Michigan’s surface water quality value for PFOS and the screening criterion of the initiative; 170 ng/L is the value for PFOA since July 2022. Both apply to what a treatment plant discharges to a river or lake, not to what a factory sends to the sewer. An industrial user above the level has not broken a limit: it is a source the receiving plant has to follow up with sampling, a reduction plan or pretreatment.
| # | Industrial user | Industry | Type | Highest PFOS | Latest PFOS | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lapeer Plating & Plastics, Inc. · Lapeer | Metal finishing and plating | Categorical | 4,300 ng/L358× · May 2023 | 4 ng/LDec 2024 | 78 |
| 2 | McLaren North · Petoskey | Hospitals and public institutions | Significant | 2 ng/LOct 2023 | 2 ng/LOct 2023 | 1 |
| 3 | Elite Cleanroom · Lapeer | Other industries | Significant | not detected | not detectedOct 2023 | 1 |
| 4 | McLaren Lapeer Region · Lapeer | Hospitals and public institutions | — | not sampled | — | — |
| 5 | Mclaren South · Mt Pleasant | Hospitals and public institutions | Significant | not detected | not detectedOct 2023 | 1 |
Unlock 1 more industrial users of this plant
For every industrial user of Lapeer WWTP: discharge flow, federal category, full PFAS sampling history, source documents and contacts. Free with a Klarifi account.
Or let Klarifi Plus run the outreach for you →Industrial users discharging to Lapeer WWTP, ordered by their highest PFOS sample; the first 5 of 6. Source: PFAS sampling reports that treatment plants file with EGLE under the IPP PFAS Initiative (MiEnviro Portal), extracted by Klarifi.
| Industry | Industrial users |
|---|---|
| Hospitals and public institutions | 4 |
| Metal finishing and plating | 1 |
| Other industries | 1 |
The largest groups, from each user's NAICS code.
Sources and methodology
Flow, permit and violation figures come from the EPA's ICIS-NPDES discharge monitoring records. Population served comes from the Clean Watersheds Needs Survey 2022. Treatment structures are identified by Klarifi's review of aerial imagery, and capital improvement projects are extracted from published municipal budget documents. Violations are counted over the last three years of monitoring reports.
Data refreshed September 18, 2026.
Industrial users: PFAS sampling reports that treatment plants file with EGLE under the IPP PFAS Initiative (MiEnviro Portal), extracted by Klarifi. Values are as reported by the receiving plant; a value shared by several compounds in one sample is read as the laboratory’s reporting limit and not counted as a detection. Spotted an error? Tell us and we correct it.