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Resident urges Mount Clemens to expand tap-water testing after independent results
Summary
At a city commission meeting, resident Kristen Lynn said independent tests and the EWG tap-water database show multiple contaminants in Mount Clemens water—four she said exceed health guidelines—and urged the city to expand testing and update standards; commissioners encouraged residents to report concerns to city administration.
A Mount Clemens resident told the city commission that independent testing and national database listings indicate contaminants in local tap water that exceed health guidelines and urged the city to expand testing and update its standards.
Kristen Lynn, who gave her address to the commission, said she had a sample from a faucet in her home independently lab-tested and that the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) tap-water database for Mount Clemens shows 11 total contaminants, “four of which exceed health guidelines,” some she said by hundreds of times. She said the results include carcinogenic disinfection byproducts and other compounds she linked to thyroid, nervous-system and reproductive effects. “The standards must be adjusted because what is legal is not what’s safe,” Lynn said.
The commission did not take formal action on the claim during the meeting. Commissioner Rick thanked Lynn for bringing the concern to the commission and encouraged residents to contact city staff, use the online report-and-issue function, or come to City Hall so staff can follow up. City Administration did not announce new testing or a timeline for investigation during the session.
Why it matters: Lynn framed the issue as a public-health concern for children and elderly neighbors and asked the commission to consider broader, more comprehensive testing than what she described as the city’s current reporting. No city-funded testing or remediation plan was announced at the meeting.
Next step: Officials encouraged Lynn and other residents to submit reports to city administration; the commission did not schedule a follow-up discussion during the meeting.
