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

Is there lead in Ames's tap water?

NO LEADfound in Ames Water Treatment Plant's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Too little lead to measure

Water companies that supply Ames

4 public water companies list Ames as a place they supply. The biggest is Ames Water Treatment Plant, with about 55,177 people. The highest latest result among Ames's water companies is 6 parts per billion, at Squaw Valley South Subdivision. None of the 4 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 2 found too little lead to measure.

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