Watercolour of a small house at dusk, with the water meter cover in the sidewalk out front.

Is there lead in Alto's tap water?

6.1PPBparts per billion of lead in Alto Lakes Water and Sanitation District's water at the latest test, from 2022 to 2024

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Alto

8 public water companies list Alto as a place they supply. The biggest is the Alto Lakes Water and Sanitation District, with about 2,870 people. The highest latest result among Alto's water companies is 36.1 parts per billion, at the Sun Valley Water and Sanitation District. 1 of them was above 15 at their latest test. 1 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like High Sierra Estates Water Association supply just their own grounds or street; most of Alto gets its water from the Alto Lakes Water and Sanitation District. 6 are small systems serving fewer than 500 people each, such as a mobile home park, a subdivision or a business with its own well. Your water bill names yours.

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