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

Is there lead in Stockbridge's tap water?

5PPBparts per billion of lead in Stockbridge Water Department's water at the latest test, from 2017 to 2019

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Stockbridge

4 public water companies list Stockbridge as a place they supply. The biggest is the Stockbridge Water Department, with about 2,800 people. The highest latest result among Stockbridge's water companies is 7.5 parts per billion, at White Pines Condominiums. None of the 4 with results was above 15 at its latest test. Small ones like Oronoque Condominium Trust supply just their own grounds or street; most of Stockbridge gets its water from the Stockbridge Water Department. 3 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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