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

Is there lead in Carver's tap water?

2.5PPBparts per billion of lead in South Meadow's water at the latest test, in tests since 2024

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Carver

9 public water companies list Carver as a place they supply. The biggest is South Meadow's water department, with about 750 people. The highest latest result among Carver's water companies is 6 parts per billion, at the Cranberry Village Residents Association. None of the 9 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 2 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Pine Ridge Condominiums At Sampsons Pond supply just their own grounds or street; most of Carver gets its water from South Meadow's water department. 8 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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