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

Is there lead in Cheshire's tap water?

2.2PPBparts per billion of lead in Cheshire Water Department's water at the latest test, from 2022 to 2024

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Cheshire

2 public water companies list Cheshire as a place they supply. The biggest is the Cheshire Water Department, with about 1,407 people. The highest latest result among Cheshire's water companies is 2.2 parts per billion, at the Cheshire Water Department. None of the 2 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 1 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Hutchinson Water LLC supply just their own grounds or street; most of Cheshire gets its water from the Cheshire Water Department. Your water bill names yours.

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