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

Is there lead in Lewes's tap water?

21.6PPBLead in Lewes Board of Public Works's water at the latest test, from January to June 2026

Above 15, the level that requires action

Water companies that supply Lewes

7 public water companies list Lewes as a place they supply. The biggest is Lewes Board of Public Works, with about 9,627 people. The highest latest result among Lewes's water companies is 21.6 parts per billion, at Lewes Board of Public Works. 1 of them was above 15 at their latest test. 2 found too little lead to measure. 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.

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