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

Is there lead in Watertown's tap water?

6.3PPBparts per billion of lead in Watertown's water at the latest test, from 2023 to 2025

Under the legal limit of 15 ppb

Water companies that supply Watertown

7 public water companies list Watertown as a place they supply. The biggest is Watertown's water department, with about 27,861 people. The highest latest result among Watertown's water companies is 6.3 parts per billion, at Watertown's water department. None of the 3 with results was above 15 at its latest test. 1 found too little lead to measure. Small ones like Danc (Watertown / Ft. Drum) supply just their own grounds or street; most of Watertown gets its water from Watertown's water department. 4 have 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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