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

Is there lead in Barkhamsted's tap water?

4.6PPBparts per billion of lead in Foxridge Apartments-Well 1's water at the latest test, from 2021 to 2023

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Barkhamsted

2 public water companies list Barkhamsted as a place they supply. The biggest is Foxridge Apartments-Well 1, with about 25 people. The highest latest result among Barkhamsted's water companies is 4.6 parts per billion, at Foxridge Apartments-Well 1. None of the 2 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like Foxridge Apartments-Well 2 supply just their own grounds or street; most of Barkhamsted gets its water from Foxridge Apartments-Well 1. Your water bill names yours.

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