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

Is there lead in Stowe's tap water?

14.3PPBparts per billion of lead in Stowe Water Department's water at the latest test, from 2021 to 2023

Just under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Stowe

10 public water companies list Stowe as a place they supply. The biggest is the Stowe Water Department, with about 3,600 people. The highest latest result among Stowe's water companies is 16.4 parts per billion, at Mansfield View Water Corp. 1 of them was above 15 at their latest test. 2 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Notchbrook III supply just their own grounds or street; most of Stowe gets its water from the Stowe Water Department. 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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