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

Is there lead in Elkins's tap water?

0.5PPBparts per billion of lead in Elkins's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Elkins

3 public water companies list Elkins as a place they supply. The biggest is Elkins's water department, with about 9,350 people. The highest latest result among Elkins's water companies is 1.4 parts per billion, at Leadsville Psd. None of the 3 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like Leadsville Psd supply just their own grounds or street; most of Elkins gets its water from Elkins's water department. Your water bill names yours.

Elkins's water departmentabout 9,350 people · latest lead test: 0.5 ppb · 304-704-3616
Midland Psdabout 3,802 people · latest lead test: 0.6 ppb · 304-636-1431
Leadsville Psdabout 1,536 people · latest lead test: 1.4 ppb · 304-636-8834

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