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

Is there lead in Plymouth's tap water?

2.7PPBparts per billion of lead in Plymouth Water Department's water at the latest test, in 2024

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Plymouth

6 public water companies list Plymouth as a place they supply. The biggest is the Plymouth Water Department, with about 10,241 people. The highest latest result among Plymouth's water companies is 2.7 parts per billion, at the Plymouth Water Department. None of the 6 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 2 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Queen Road Mobile Home Park supply just their own grounds or street; most of Plymouth gets its water from the Plymouth Water Department. 5 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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