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

Is there lead in Wales's tap water?

4.7PPBparts per billion of lead in Creekside M.H.P.'s water at the latest test, from 2015 to 2023

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Wales

4 public water companies list Wales as a place they supply. The biggest is Creekside M.H.P., with about 120 people. The highest latest result among Wales's water companies is 4.7 parts per billion, at Creekside M.H.P.. None of the 3 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 1 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Circle B Trailer Court supply just their own grounds or street; most of Wales gets its water from Creekside M.H.P.. 1 has no lead test results on file. 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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