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

Is there lead in Palmer's tap water?

2.3PPBparts per billion of lead in Palmer Water's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Palmer

31 public water companies list Palmer as a place they supply. The biggest is Palmer Water, with about 8,111 people. The highest latest result among Palmer's water companies is 13 parts per billion, at Violet Circle Water Company. None of the 31 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 8 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Heritage Park supply just their own grounds or street; most of Palmer gets its water from Palmer Water. 29 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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