A River Runs Through, OR
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2024-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
A River Runs Through serves about 30 people through 25 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Jackson County, Oregon. EPA system ID: OR4195342; phone on file: 541-840-9733. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is down 3.71 ppb from 3.71 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for A River Runs Through is 4.47 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 3.71 ppb |
| 2020 | 4.24 ppb |
| 2020 | 4.47 ppb |
| 2019 | 3.03 ppb |
| 2019 | 2.53 ppb |
Against other Oregon systems
Of the 909 Oregon systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 15 are over 15 ppb right now and 71 have gone over at some point. A River Runs Through's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 1st percentile in Oregon and the 1st nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
63 other systems share Jackson County; 45 of them have a higher latest lead result than A River Runs Through. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Medford Water Commission | 106,068 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ashland Water Department | 20,946 | 3.44 ppb |
| Central Point, City Of | 19,785 | 0.67 ppb |
| Eagle Point, City Of | 9,554 | 1.32 ppb |
| Talent, City Of | 6,293 | 0.55 ppb |
| Phoenix, City Of | 5,900 | 0.23 ppb |
| Jacksonville, City Of | 3,012 | 2.78 ppb |
| Rogue River, City Of | 2,345 | 0.71 ppb |
| Gold Hill, City Of | 1,335 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hiland Wc - Shady Cove | 1,000 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Medford, OR
Look up your address in A River Runs Through's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask A River Runs Through whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.