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

Is there lead in Cairo's tap water?

3PPBparts per billion of lead in Cairo Water District's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Cairo

5 public water companies list Cairo as a place they supply. The biggest is the Cairo Water District, with about 1,400 people. The highest latest result among Cairo's water companies is 5.7 parts per billion, at Lodges At Cairo. None of the 5 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 1 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Creekside Apartments supply just their own grounds or street; most of Cairo gets its water from the Cairo Water District. 4 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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