The Ypsilanti Community Utilities Authority was not one of the municipal water systems impacted by recent cyberattacks across Michigan, said Luther Blackburn Monday, Aug. 3, 2026. Blackburn is the executive director of YCUA.
The Michigan state government recently received a federal alert about attempts to tamper with operational technology at water systems across the state, according to two communications officials at the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy.
A small number of reports to EGLE from individual Michigan communities aligned with the details of that alert, according to strategic communications advisor Scott Dean and public information officer Dale George, who both shared an identical statement over email.
"All systems continued to operate safely, issues were addressed by local operators, and there are no known impacts that posed a public health concern," the statement said.
The FBI and Environmental Protection Agency issued a joint public service announcement July 30, 2026, stating that the attacks were targeting specific devices across at least seven states, though the statement did not specify which locations were involved.
The Minnesota state government confirmed July 28, 2026, that more than 30 of its community water systems were targeted July 26 and 27.
The joint FBI and EPA statement said that the FBI had received reports of flooding and water pressure loss, the latter of which was named as a risk for water contamination. Several cybersecurity strategies were outlined and recommended in the statement. The Detroit FBI and national FBI media offices did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
A communications official for the Michigan State Police said that the MSP was working with federal partners to monitor the situation, but did not directly answer a question about who was behind the attacks. Previously, April 7, 2026, the EPA, FBI, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and NSA released a joint statement warning about similar water system cyber attacks from Iran-affiliated actors.
YCUA purchases its water from the Great Lakes Water Authority. Stephen Jones, the GLWA's PR director, shared a statement confirming that GLWA's systems were also working normally as of Monday, but that the company was monitoring the situation closely.
"GLWA maintains robust cybersecurity protocols to assess and respond to potential threats, and we are in close communication with regulators, law enforcement partners, and cybersecurity agencies as the situation develops," the statement concluded.
