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

Is there lead in Inverness's tap water?

1.2PPBparts per billion of lead in Inverness Water Department's water at the latest test, in 2023

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Inverness

9 public water companies list Inverness as a place they supply. The biggest is the Inverness Water Department, with about 7,194 people. The highest latest result among Inverness's water companies is 6.1 parts per billion, at Golden Terrace. None of the 9 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 1 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Gospel Island Estates supply just their own grounds or street; most of Inverness gets its water from the Inverness Water Department. 7 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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