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

Is there lead in Dover's tap water?

4.8PPBparts per billion of lead in Timber Creek Coa Inc's water at the latest test, in tests since 2024

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Dover

18 public water companies list Dover as a place they supply. The biggest is Timber Creek Coa Inc, with about 1,116 people. The highest latest result among Dover's water companies is 19.5 parts per billion, at Snowtree Condominium. 1 of them was above 15 at their latest test. 2 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Village At Sawmill Farms supply just their own grounds or street; most of Dover gets its water from Timber Creek Coa Inc. 16 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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