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

Is there lead in Brookings's tap water?

8PPBparts per billion of lead in Brookings Municipal Utilities's water at the latest test, in 2023

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Brookings

4 public water companies list Brookings as a place they supply. The biggest is Brookings Municipal Utilities, with about 23,377 people. The highest latest result among Brookings's water companies is 8 parts per billion, at Brookings Municipal Utilities. None of the 4 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 2 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Southbrook Estates supply just their own grounds or street; most of Brookings gets its water from Brookings Municipal Utilities. 3 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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