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

Is there lead in Hospers's tap water?

1.2PPBparts per billion of lead in Rural Water System #1's water at the latest test, in tests since 2024

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Hospers

2 public water companies list Hospers as a place they supply. The biggest is the Rural Water System #1, with about 3,428 people. The highest latest result among Hospers's water companies is 6.1 parts per billion, at the Hospers Municipal Water Department. None of the 2 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like Hospers Municipal Water Department supply just their own grounds or street; most of Hospers gets its water from the Rural Water System #1. Your water bill names yours.

The Rural Water System #1about 3,428 people · latest lead test: 1.2 ppb · 712-752-8318
The Hospers Municipal Water Departmentabout 718 people · latest lead test: 6.1 ppb · 319-830-5215

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