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

Is there lead in Boxborough's tap water?

4.1PPBparts per billion of lead in Applewood Community Corporation's water at the latest test, from 2022 to 2024

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Boxborough

9 public water companies list Boxborough as a place they supply. The biggest is the Applewood Community Corporation, with about 500 people. The highest latest result among Boxborough's water companies is 4.1 parts per billion, at the Applewood Community Corporation. None of the 9 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 3 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Centre Village Apartments supply just their own grounds or street; most of Boxborough gets its water from the Applewood Community Corporation. 8 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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