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

Is there lead in Bear's tap water?

1PPBLead in Artesian Water Company's water at the latest test, from 2024 to 2026

Below 15, the level that requires action

Water companies that supply Bear

4 public water companies list Bear as a place they supply. The biggest is Artesian Water Company, with about 231,114 people. The highest latest result among Bear's water companies is 12.7 parts per billion, at St Andrews Apartment New Addition. None of the 4 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 2 found too little lead to measure. 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.

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