Orion Township sits just north of Auburn Hills up Joslyn and Baldwin, and its plumbing lives on a dividing line. Part of the township is on municipal water and sewer in the newer subdivisions; part is still on private wells and septic on the larger and lakefront lots. Add the lakes, Lake Orion chief among them, and the high water tables around them, and Orion Township homes bring a mix of work, from well pumps and softeners to sump pumps and the ordinary repairs of a newer subdivision house.
This is plumbing for Orion Township, wherever your home falls on that water-and-sewer line.
Lakes, high water tables and sump pumps
Orion Township is lake country, and homes near the water, or simply on the low ground around it, sit over a water table that stays high through spring and after rain. Those basements depend on a sump pump, and on a backup for the storms that knock out power right when the pump is needed most. A lakefront or near-lake home with a finished lower level is the classic case for a second, battery-backed pump, because the cost of the pump is nothing against the cost of the flood it prevents.
Where municipal sewer ends and wells begin
The first question on an Orion Township call is often which side of the line a home is on. In the subdivisions the house is on city water and sewer and behaves like any newer suburban home. On the larger and older lots it runs on a private well with a pressure tank and a septic field, and the water carries the iron and hardness that northern Oakland groundwater tends to. We service both, and we ask up front, because a well home and a municipal home need different answers to the same complaint.
Newer subdivisions off Baldwin and Joslyn
The subdivisions that filled in along Baldwin and Joslyn over the past few decades are now old enough that their original plumbing is the next thing to go: builder-grade water heaters reaching the end of their run, shutoff valves that seize, and the fixtures and disposals of a 1990s or 2000s kitchen wearing out. This is the steady maintenance work of a maturing subdivision, and it is a good share of what we do in Orion Township alongside the well and sump calls.
Everyday drain and fixture work across the township
Not every Orion Township call is a well or a flood. A good deal of it is the ordinary work any home needs: a kitchen drain that keeps clogging, a disposal that quit, a running toilet, a faucet dripping behind the handle. In the subdivisions these pile up as the first generation of fixtures ages out, and on the well homes a failing water heater or a clogged main line matters more because there is no city system to fall back on. We cover the whole township for this everyday work, not only the emergencies.
Plumbing services for Orion Township homes and wells
- Well pump repair and installation
For the township homes off municipal water, where a failed well pump or waterlogged pressure tank means no water at all.
- Water softener installation
Treating the iron and hardness that northern Oakland groundwater brings into well homes here.
- Sump pump installation and repair
Keeping the near-lake and low-lot basements dry through spring and the storms that follow.
- Battery backup sump pumps
A second pump for lakefront homes where a storm takes the power and the main pump together.
- Water heater installation
Replacing the aging builder-grade heaters across the Baldwin and Joslyn subdivisions.
- Sewage ejector pump services
For the lower-level bathrooms in lake and walkout homes that pump up to the sewer or septic line.
Getting to our office from Orion Township
From Orion Township, take Joslyn or Baldwin Road south into Auburn Hills, continue to University Drive near Opdyke Road, and our office is just off it on Pond Run.
1780 Pond Run, Auburn Hills, MI 48326
Get directions to our Auburn Hills officeOrion Township plumbing questions
Is my Orion Township home on a well or city water?
It depends where in the township you are. The newer subdivisions are generally on municipal water and sewer, while larger and older lots, and many near the lakes, run on private wells and septic. If you are not sure, we can tell from the equipment in your basement, and the answer changes how we approach water quality and pressure problems.
Why does my near-lake basement in Orion Township flood?
Homes near the lakes and on the low ground around them sit over a high water table that rises in spring and after heavy rain, pushing water up through the basement floor. A working sump pump, and a battery backup for storm outages, is what keeps that water out, and it is close to a necessity for a finished lower level here.
Can you treat the iron in my Orion Township well water?
Yes. Well water in the northern Oakland townships commonly carries iron and hardness that stain fixtures and leave a taste, and an iron filter with a softener sized to your water handles it. We test what the water is doing and set up treatment that matches it rather than selling a one-size unit.
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Last updated October 28, 2026