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

Is there lead in Missoula's tap water?

2PPBparts per billion of lead in Missoula Water's water at the latest test, in tests since 2024

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Missoula

61 public water companies list Missoula as a place they supply. The biggest is Missoula Water, with about 68,200 people. The highest latest result among Missoula's water companies is 11 parts per billion, at Missoula Village West Tr Ct. None of the 61 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 27 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Woody Mountain Residential Community supply just their own grounds or street; most of Missoula gets its water from Missoula Water. 56 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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