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

Is there lead in Dawson's tap water?

2.8PPBparts per billion of lead in Dawson's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Dawson

2 public water companies list Dawson as a place they supply. The biggest is Dawson's water department, with about 4,857 people. The highest latest result among Dawson's water companies is 2.8 parts per billion, at Dawson's 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 Terrell County Correctional Institute supply just their own grounds or street; most of Dawson gets its water from Dawson's water department. Your water bill names yours.

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