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

Is there lead in Fitchburg's tap water?

2.3PPBparts per billion of lead in Fitchburg Utility District 1's water at the latest test, from June to September 2023

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Fitchburg

4 public water companies list Fitchburg as a place they supply. The biggest is the Fitchburg Utility District 1, with about 29,900 people. The highest latest result among Fitchburg's water companies is 5.2 parts per billion, at the Fitchburg Utility District 1 South. None of the 4 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like Rimrock Road Neighborhood supply just their own grounds or street; most of Fitchburg gets its water from the Fitchburg Utility District 1. 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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