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Is there lead in Wake Forest's tap water?

NO LEADfound in New Light Master's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Too little lead to measure

Water companies that supply Wake Forest

25 public water companies list Wake Forest as a place they supply. The biggest is New Light Master, with about 2,619 people. The highest latest result among Wake Forest's water companies is 8.5 parts per billion, at Galloway S/D. None of the 25 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 21 found too little lead to measure. 22 are small systems serving fewer than 500 people each, such as a mobile home park, a subdivision or a business with its own well.

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