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

Is there lead in Chanute's tap water?

1.2PPBparts per billion of lead in Chanute's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Chanute

8 public water companies list Chanute as a place they supply. The biggest is Chanute's water department, with about 8,642 people. The highest latest result among Chanute's water companies is 1.9 parts per billion, at Wilson County Rwd 10. None of the 8 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 4 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Allen County Rwd 13 supply just their own grounds or street; most of Chanute gets its water from Chanute's water department. 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. Your water bill names yours.

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