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

Is there lead in Ashland's tap water?

1.4PPBparts per billion of lead in Carriage Estates's water at the latest test, from 2021 to 2023

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Ashland

4 public water companies list Ashland as a place they supply. The biggest is Carriage Estates, with about 300 people. The highest latest result among Ashland's water companies is 1.4 parts per billion, at Carriage Estates. None of the 4 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 3 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Windham Mobile Home Community supply just their own grounds or street; most of Ashland gets its water from Carriage Estates. 3 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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