Plumber in Chesterfield Township, MI

Call and describe what's going on, and we'll put you through to a plumber who takes Chesterfield calls. Most houses here date from the 1990s or later, the water comes from GLWA with no lead service lines on record, and a strip of the township fronts Anchor Bay.

How a visit works off 23 Mile and along the Anchor Bay shore

23 Mile Rd crosses the township to Gratiot Ave (M-3) and I-94, and east of the freeway it carries M-29 toward the bay. The Chesterfield community sits on Gratiot between 22 and 23 Mile, and Jefferson Ave follows the shoreline. When you call, say which side of I-94 you're on and whether the house is in a subdivision, a shoreline cottage or a manufactured home. We pass that along to the plumber you're connected with.

The plumber looks at the pump, tank or pipe, explains what failed, lays out the options and what drives the cost, and starts only after you approve. A replaced sump pump gets run through a full cycle and a new water heater gets fired and checked for leaks. Permitted work stays open until the township inspector has seen it. If you live in an association, keep its rules handy for anything that touches a shared line or the outside of the house.

1990s subdivisions, sump pits and Anchor Bay cottages

The median Chesterfield Township home was built in 1994. About 58% date from 1990 or later, 35% from 1960 to 1989 and fewer than 7% from before 1960. Better than eight in ten are owner-occupied. Detached houses make up 64% of the stock, attached units 14%, buildings with two or more units 17%, and mobile homes 5.4%.

By era, a 1990s or 2000s house typically has copper or PEX supply, PVC or ABS drains and a basement sump pit fed by footing drains. Those homes are old enough that the first sump pump and first water heater are usually gone, and the replacements may be aging too. The 1960s–80s ranches and the older cottages near the shore lean toward copper and cast iron. In a manufactured home, the January weak spot is the supply riser under the skirting. These are era patterns, so the plumber confirms what's actually in your house.

Storms find those weak spots. Macomb County was part of federal disaster declarations for flooding in August 2014, June 2021 and August 2023. On a lot that drains toward Anchor Bay or the Salt River, a pump that quits mid-storm turns a damp corner into a ruined finished basement.

Lake Huron water with no lead service lines

The township's Department of Public Services runs the water mains and buys GLWA water from the Lake Huron and Northeast plants, delivered through five master meters to about 45,000 residents. A system-wide meter change-out from 2000 to 2005 included inspecting service lines, and an audit of tap records back to 1957 found no lead. Lead can still come from old solder or brass fixtures, and DPS doesn't test home taps, so a lab test is the owner's call and cost. Hardness averaged 105 mg/L in 2025, which is moderately hard. Our post on hard water in Macomb County explains what that level does to a water heater.

Sewage leaves through the county's Macomb Interceptor Drain Drainage District to GLWA's plant in Detroit. The interceptor is built for sewage, so sump water belongs out on the lawn.

Sump pumps, frozen lines and softeners for the bay side

These six services line up with Chesterfield's housing, water and shoreline:

Brandenburg Park, the Salt River and the township building office

Brandenburg Park sits on Anchor Bay, and the Salt River runs behind Pollard Park. The township's park list also includes the Salt River Nature Preserve, Altman Wetland Preserve and Webber Paddle Park. Its land splits almost evenly between ZIP codes 48051 and 48047, the second shared with New Baltimore, so a 48047 address can be in either community and the permit office depends on which.

Chesterfield Township Building & Code Enforcement issues building, mechanical, electrical and plumbing permits from 47275 Sugarbush Rd and takes applications online. Water main and meter questions go to the Department of Public Services instead. Michigan's permit exemption covers only the working parts of a faucet or valve and clearing stoppages, so a water heater swap needs a permit and an inspection. Ask the plumber who pulls it, and check the contractor license number on LARA's lookup before work starts. For a pump that's already failing, sump pump repair and installation explains how a replacement gets sized.