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

Is there lead in Benton's tap water?

3.4PPBparts per billion of lead in Benton's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Benton

3 public water companies list Benton as a place they supply. The biggest is Benton's water department, with about 885 people. The highest latest result among Benton's water companies is 3.4 parts per billion, at Benton's water department. None of the 3 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like New Hamburg Central supply just their own grounds or street; most of Benton gets its water from Benton's water department. Your water bill names yours.

Benton's water departmentabout 885 people · latest lead test: 3.4 ppb
New Hamburg South Endabout 60 people · latest lead test: 2.7 ppb · 573-579-7092
New Hamburg Centralabout 45 people · latest lead test: 0.5 ppb · 573-318-6296

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