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

Is there lead in Bedford's tap water?

2PPBparts per billion of lead in Bedford Consolidated W.D.'s water at the latest test, in tests since 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Bedford

10 public water companies list Bedford as a place they supply. The biggest is Bedford Consolidated W.D., with about 9,056 people. The highest latest result among Bedford's water companies is 8 parts per billion, at the Old Post Road Water District. None of the 10 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 2 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like 796 Bedford Road Apartments supply just their own grounds or street; most of Bedford gets its water from Bedford Consolidated W.D.. 6 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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