Is Warren AFB, WY tap water safe?
The short answer
Neither of the 2 utilities serving Warren AFB has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Wyoming’s records.
Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities, which serves the most people here, has 2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 15 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Warren AFB’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
- Open report
Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities
Wyoming · serves 64,165 people · about 1,400 in Warren AFB
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 15 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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USAF F.E. Warren AFB
Wyoming · serves 5,500 people · about 590 in Warren AFB
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Warren AFB
The 2 labs Wyoming certifies closest to Warren AFB, in a straight line. Call first: certification is test by test, and not every lab takes samples from homeowners.
Wyoming Public Health Lab
Cheyenne, WY · about 18 miles
Certified for bacteria
Wyoming Dept of Agriculture, Analytical Services Laboratory
Laramie, WY · about 48 miles
Certified for bacteria, nitrate, lead and copper, metals, minerals and other inorganics
Wyoming Public Health Laboratory: Total coliform and E. coli testing that homeowners can use for their wells. New customers fill out the lab's customer form to open an account. Water Testing, Wyoming Department of Health.
All 12 certified labs for WyomingWhich ZIP codes are in Warren AFB: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology. Certified labs: EPA Region 8, certified drinking water laboratories in Wyoming; distances from the Census 2020 ZIP code tabulation area gazetteer.
Near Warren AFB
Other towns in Laramie County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Cheyenne Board of Public Utilities’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water