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

Is there lead in Black Hawk's tap water?

2PPBparts per billion of lead in Black Hawk Water User District's water at the latest test, in 2023

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Black Hawk

47 public water companies list Black Hawk as a place they supply. The biggest is the Black Hawk Water User District, with about 4,500 people. The highest latest result among Black Hawk's water companies is 14 parts per billion, at Edelweiss Mountain Improvement Assoc. None of the 46 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like Three Peaks Water Association supply just their own grounds or street; most of Black Hawk gets its water from the Black Hawk Water User District. 1 has no lead test results on file. 45 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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