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

Is there lead in Fair Lawn's tap water?

2.5PPBparts per billion of lead in Fair Lawn Water Department's water at the latest test, in tests since 2026

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Fair Lawn

2 public water companies list Fair Lawn as a place they supply. The biggest is the Fair Lawn Water Department, with about 35,564 people. The highest latest result among Fair Lawn's water companies is 3.1 parts per billion, at the Hawthorne Water Department. None of the 2 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like Hawthorne Water Department supply just their own grounds or street; most of Fair Lawn gets its water from the Fair Lawn Water Department. Your water bill names yours.

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