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

Is there lead in Lake Wales's tap water?

0.9PPBparts per billion of lead in Lake Wales's water at the latest test, from July to December 2023

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Lake Wales

19 public water companies list Lake Wales as a place they supply. The biggest is Lake Wales's water department, with about 18,722 people. The highest latest result among Lake Wales's water companies is 2.9 parts per billion, at Saddlebag Lake Resort. None of the 19 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 3 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like New Harmony M H P supply just their own grounds or street; most of Lake Wales gets its water from Lake Wales's water department. 14 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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