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

Is there lead in Durham's tap water?

NO LEADfound in Unh/Durham Water Sys's water at the latest test, from 2022 to 2024

Too little lead to measure

Water companies that supply Durham

4 public water companies list Durham as a place they supply. The biggest is Unh/Durham Water Sys, with about 16,000 people. Small ones like Johnson Creek supply just their own grounds or street; most of Durham gets its water from Unh/Durham Water Sys. 3 have no lead test results on file. 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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