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

Is there lead in Raleigh's tap water?

4PPBparts per billion of lead in Olde Mill Trace S/D's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Raleigh

10 public water companies list Raleigh as a place they supply. The biggest is Olde Mill Trace S/D, with about 394 people. The highest latest result among Raleigh's water companies is 4 parts per billion, at Olde Mill Trace S/D. None of the 10 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 5 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Reserve At Falls Lake (Phase 4) supply just their own grounds or street; most of Raleigh gets its water from Olde Mill Trace S/D. 9 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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