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

Is there lead in Fort Dodge's tap water?

1PPBparts per billion of lead in Fort Dodge Water Supply's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Fort Dodge

11 public water companies list Fort Dodge as a place they supply. The biggest is Fort Dodge Water Supply, with about 25,874 people. The highest latest result among Fort Dodge's water companies is 4 parts per billion, at Lakewood Utilities. None of the 11 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 5 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Central Water Works supply just their own grounds or street; most of Fort Dodge gets its water from Fort Dodge Water Supply. 10 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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