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

Is there lead in Chatham's tap water?

2.5PPBparts per billion of lead in Chatham's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Chatham

4 public water companies list Chatham as a place they supply. The biggest is Chatham's water department, with about 2,156 people. The highest latest result among Chatham's water companies is 3.1 parts per billion, at Golden Acres Owner LLC. None of the 4 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 1 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Creekside MHP supply just their own grounds or street; most of Chatham gets its water from Chatham's water department. 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.

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