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Is there lead in Hays's tap water?

NO LEADfound in Hays's water at the latest test, from 2022 to 2024

Too little lead to measure

Water companies that supply Hays

6 public water companies list Hays as a place they supply. The biggest is Hays's water department, with about 21,040 people. The highest latest result among Hays's water companies is 6.5 parts per billion, at Buffalo Hills Park. None of the 6 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 2 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Hays Suburban Estates supply just their own grounds or street; most of Hays gets its water from Hays's water department. 5 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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