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

Is there lead in Homer's tap water?

2PPBparts per billion of lead in Homer Water's water at the latest test, from 2021 to 2023

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Homer

4 public water companies list Homer as a place they supply. The biggest is Homer Water, with about 7,008 people. The highest latest result among Homer's water companies is 2 parts per billion, at Homer Water. None of the 2 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 1 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Homerun Oil County Water Hauler supply just their own grounds or street; most of Homer gets its water from Homer Water. 2 have no lead test results on file. 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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