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?

NO LEADfound in Newton's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Too little lead to measure

Water companies that supply Newton

23 public water companies list Newton as a place they supply. The biggest is Newton's water department, with about 18,407 people. The highest latest result among Newton's water companies is 8 parts per billion, at Rock Creek S/D. None of the 23 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 13 found too little lead to measure. 22 are small systems serving fewer than 500 people each, such as a mobile home park, a subdivision or a business with its own well.

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