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

Is there lead in Lexington's tap water?

4PPBparts per billion of lead in Joint Municipal Water Supply Corporation (Sc3220003)'s water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Lexington

18 public water companies list Lexington as a place they supply. The biggest is the Joint Municipal Water Supply Corporation (Sc3220003), with about 54,868 people. The highest latest result among Lexington's water companies is 5 parts per billion, at Wild Meadows S/D (Sc3250097). None of the 18 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 8 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Mills MHP 1&2 (Sc3260050) supply just their own grounds or street; most of Lexington gets its water from the Joint Municipal Water Supply Corporation (Sc3220003). 15 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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