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

Is there lead in Maxwell's tap water?

17PPBparts per billion of lead in Maxwell Water's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Over the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Maxwell

2 public water companies list Maxwell as a place they supply. The biggest is Maxwell Water, with about 340 people. The highest latest result among Maxwell's water companies is 17 parts per billion, at Maxwell Water. 1 of them was above 15 at their latest test. Small ones like Maxwell Cooperative Water Users Assoc supply just their own grounds or street; most of Maxwell gets its water from Maxwell Water. Your water bill names yours.

Maxwell Waterabout 340 people · latest lead test: 17 ppb · 575-376-2232
The Maxwell Cooperative Water Users Assocabout 261 people · latest lead test: 1 ppb · 575-375-2381

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