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

Is there lead in Arecibo's tap water?

6PPBLead in Arecibo Urbano's water at the latest test, from July to December 2016

Below 15, the level that requires action

Water companies that supply Arecibo

10 public water companies list Arecibo as a place they supply. The biggest is Arecibo Urbano, with about 61,626 people. The highest latest result among Arecibo's water companies is 6 parts per billion, at Arecibo Urbano. None of the 5 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 5 have no lead test results on file.

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