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

Is there lead in Boone's tap water?

3PPBparts per billion of lead in Boone Water Works's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Boone

5 public water companies list Boone as a place they supply. The biggest is Boone Water Works, with about 12,704 people. The highest latest result among Boone's water companies is 8 parts per billion, at the Coal Valley Water District. None of the 5 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 2 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Sunrise Mhc supply just their own grounds or street; most of Boone gets its water from Boone Water Works. 4 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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