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

Is there lead in Thornton's tap water?

566PPBparts per billion of lead in Owls Nest Golf Club and Condos's water at the latest test, from 2019 to 2021

38× the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Thornton

10 public water companies list Thornton as a place they supply. The biggest is Owls Nest Golf Club and Condos, with about 272 people. The highest latest result among Thornton's water companies is 566 parts per billion, at Owls Nest Golf Club and Condos. 2 of them were above 15 at their latest test. Small ones like Birch Bend supply just their own grounds or street; most of Thornton gets its water from Owls Nest Golf Club and Condos. 8 have no lead test results on file. 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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