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

Is there lead in Mount Desert's tap water?

2.5PPBparts per billion of lead in Mount Desert Water District North's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Mount Desert

2 public water companies list Mount Desert as a place they supply. The biggest is the Mount Desert Water District North, with about 1,623 people. The highest latest result among Mount Desert's water companies is 2.8 parts per billion, at the Mount Desert Water District -Seal. None of the 2 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like Mount Desert Water District -Seal supply just their own grounds or street; most of Mount Desert gets its water from the Mount Desert Water District North. Your water bill names yours.

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