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

Is there lead in Holden's tap water?

2.1PPBparts per billion of lead in Brewer Water Department's water at the latest test, from 2021 to 2023

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Holden

5 public water companies list Holden as a place they supply. The biggest is the Brewer Water Department, with about 8,860 people. The highest latest result among Holden's water companies is 5.3 parts per billion, at Greenwood Garden Apartments. None of the 5 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 1 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Town & Country Motel Apartments supply just their own grounds or street; most of Holden gets its water from the Brewer Water Department. 4 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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