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

Is there lead in Cambridge's tap water?

1PPBparts per billion of lead in Cambridge's water at the latest test, from 2020 to 2022

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Cambridge

2 public water companies list Cambridge as a place they supply. The biggest is Cambridge's water department, with about 1,071 people. Small ones like Bic Joint Water Agency supply just their own grounds or street; most of Cambridge gets its water from Cambridge's water department. 1 has no lead test results on file. Your water bill names yours.

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