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

Is there lead in Fairmont's tap water?

2.3PPBparts per billion of lead in Fairmont's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Fairmont

8 public water companies list Fairmont as a place they supply. The biggest is Fairmont's water department, with about 30,586 people. The highest latest result among Fairmont's water companies is 13.3 parts per billion, at Little Creek Psd. None of the 8 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like Monumental Psd - Chesapeake supply just their own grounds or street; most of Fairmont gets its water from Fairmont's water department. 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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