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?

2.5PPBparts per billion of lead in Boone's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Boone

19 public water companies list Boone as a place they supply. The biggest is Boone's water department, with about 19,811 people. The highest latest result among Boone's water companies is 6 parts per billion, at Hampton MHP. None of the 19 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 16 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Heavenly Mtn Resort-Village supply just their own grounds or street; most of Boone gets its water from Boone's water department. 14 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.

Next: is my pipe lead? · who pays? · which filter?