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Is there lead in Fairbanks's tap water?

2.4PPBLead in Golden Heart Utilities's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Below 15, the level that requires action

Water companies that supply Fairbanks

16 public water companies list Fairbanks as a place they supply. The biggest is Golden Heart Utilities, with about 78,324 people. The highest latest result among Fairbanks's water companies is 23 parts per billion, at Valley Water Company. 1 of them was above 15 at their latest test. 5 found too little lead to measure. 2 have no lead test results on file. 9 are small systems serving fewer than 500 people each, such as a mobile home park, a subdivision or a business with its own well.

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