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

Is there lead in Cherokee's tap water?

1.5PPBparts per billion of lead in Cherokee Water Supply - Plant 1's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Cherokee

4 public water companies list Cherokee as a place they supply. The biggest is Cherokee Water Supply - Plant 1, with about 5,199 people. The highest latest result among Cherokee's water companies is 11.6 parts per billion, at the Cherokee Rws- Mill Creek Subsystem. None of the 4 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 1 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Hilltop Village Mhc Inc. supply just their own grounds or street; most of Cherokee gets its water from Cherokee Water Supply - Plant 1. Your water bill names yours.

Cherokee Water Supply - Plant 1about 5,199 people · latest lead test: 1.5 ppb · 712-225-0668
The Cherokee Rws - Cherokee Subsystemabout 3,315 people · latest lead test: 2.2 ppb · 712-225-6193
The Cherokee Rws- Mill Creek Subsystemabout 1,451 people · latest lead test: 11.6 ppb · 712-225-6193
Hilltop Village Mhc Inc.about 78 people · latest lead test: none found · 712-299-0688

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