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

Is there lead in Brooklyn's tap water?

0.6PPBparts per billion of lead in Poweshiek Water Association's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Brooklyn

2 public water companies list Brooklyn as a place they supply. The biggest is the Poweshiek Water Association, with about 13,920 people. The highest latest result among Brooklyn's water companies is 0.6 parts per billion, at the Poweshiek Water Association. None of the 2 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 1 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Brooklyn Water Department supply just their own grounds or street; most of Brooklyn gets its water from the Poweshiek Water Association. Your water bill names yours.

The Poweshiek Water Associationabout 13,920 people · latest lead test: 0.6 ppb · 641-891-7124
The Brooklyn Water Departmentabout 1,505 people · latest lead test: none found · 641-522-7066

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