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

Is there lead in Canaan's tap water?

16PPBparts per billion of lead in Canaan Water Department's water at the latest test, from 2021 to 2023

Over the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Canaan

4 public water companies list Canaan as a place they supply. The biggest is the Canaan Water Department, with about 684 people. Small ones like Country Village MHP supply just their own grounds or street; most of Canaan gets its water from the Canaan Water Department. 3 have no lead test results on file. 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.

The Canaan Water Departmentabout 684 people · latest lead test: 16 ppb
Cardigan Mountain Schabout 300 people
Mascoma Valley Coopabout 73 people
Country Village MHPabout 66 people

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