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

Is there lead in Newton's tap water?

1.2PPBparts per billion of lead in Newton's water at the latest test, from 2022 to 2024

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Newton

2 public water companies list Newton as a place they supply. The biggest is Newton's water department, with about 18,433 people. Small ones like Public Wholesale WSD 17 supply just their own grounds or street; most of Newton gets its water from Newton's water department. 1 has no lead test results on file. Your water bill names yours.

Newton's water departmentabout 18,433 people · latest lead test: 1.2 ppb · 316-284-6020
Public Wholesale WSD 17about 1 people · 316-284-6020

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