Living in Riga Township, MI: what to set up and who to call
The Riga Township water system reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the last five years: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5. 77% of systems its size reported none. Elections in Riga Township are run by Riga Township itself; register with the Riga Township Clerk.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Riga Township, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in Riga Township.
Power comes from Consumers Energy
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Riga Township. Its homes paid an average of 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $134 a month (its average across Michigan).
Start or move service: consumersenergy.com · (800) 477-5050
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from Riga Township water system
The Riga Township water system supplies Riga Township: about 0% of residents live in its service area. About 100% of homes are outside any mapped community water system, most likely on private wells, which EPA doesn’t regulate. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Blissfield as seller) and serves 266 people in all.
5 health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5, the latest beginning Jan 2025. 77% of the 15,074 systems serving 101–500 people had none.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2023, was 0.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. Results below detection are reported as 0, so 0 doesn’t mean no lead at any tap.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. MI0005675.
10 home internet providers serve Riga Township
100% of 700 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 78% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midwest Energy & Communications | Fiber | 76% | 1,000/1,000 |
| D & P Communictions | Cable, Fiber | 20% | 4,000/4,000 |
| Frontier | DSL, Fiber | 7% | 7,000/7,000 |
| Buckeye Cablesystem | Cable, Fiber | 3% | 1,000/20 |
| Ogden Communications | Fiber | 2% | 250/135 |
| MetaLINK | Fixed wireless | 100% | 200/50 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
We don’t have Riga Township’s trash rules yet
Pickup rules, the dump and recycling in Riga Township.
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
Most of Riga Township (91%) is in Blissfield Community Schools; parts are in Whiteford Agricultural School District (9%).
BSchool gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Oct 2021; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Riga Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Riga Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Riga Township | ZIP’s residents in Riga Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 49276 | Riga, MI | 47% | 62% |
| 49228 | Blissfield, MI | 31% | 7% |
| 49267 | Ottawa Lake, MI | 22% | 7% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Riga Township
Who supplies Riga Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Riga Township water system (EPA ID MI0005675). It reported 5 health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026: disinfection byproducts (TTHM) ×5. 77% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 0.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2023), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Riga Township?
Consumers Energy (Consumers Energy Co.), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 20.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Riga Township?
Midwest Energy & Communications, D & P Communictions, Frontier, Buckeye Cablesystem, Ogden Communications, MetaLINK (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Riga Township?
49276 (47%), 49228 (31%), 49267 (22%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Riga Township in?
Blissfield Community Schools. Parts of the city are in Whiteford Agricultural School District.
How do I register to vote in Riga Township?
In Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before). Elections here are run by the Riga Township Clerk. Check your registration at mvic.sos.state.mi.us.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: OpenStreetMap, Geofabrik extract of Oct 9, 2026. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL).
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.