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Is there lead in Cairo's tap water?

NO LEADfound in Cairo's water at the latest test, from 2022 to 2024

Too little lead to measure

Water companies that supply Cairo

6 public water companies list Cairo as a place they supply. The biggest is Cairo's water department, with about 9,637 people. The highest latest result among Cairo's water companies is 4.2 parts per billion, at Beachton Place. None of the 6 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 5 found too little lead to measure. 5 are small systems serving fewer than 500 people each, such as a mobile home park, a subdivision or a business with its own well.

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