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

Is there lead in Oak Ridge's tap water?

2.7PPBparts per billion of lead in Arbor Run/Charles Place S/D's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Oak Ridge

21 public water companies list Oak Ridge as a place they supply. The biggest is Arbor Run/Charles Place S/D, with about 576 people. The highest latest result among Oak Ridge's water companies is 6 parts per billion, at Willard Oaks S/D. None of the 21 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 15 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Village Woods Development supply just their own grounds or street; most of Oak Ridge gets its water from Arbor Run/Charles Place S/D. 20 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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