Black Forest Hoa Inc No 2, MO
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 8.4 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About Black Forest Hoa Inc No 2
Black Forest Hoa Inc No 2 serves about 50 people through 23 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Gasconade County, Missouri. EPA system ID: MO3031167. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Lead results over time
That is up 8.4 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2022. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Black Forest Hoa Inc No 2 is 8.4 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 8.4 ppb |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 1.2 ppb |
How Black Forest Hoa Inc No 2 compares
Of the 1,674 Missouri systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.04 ppb; 2 are over 15 ppb right now and 74 have gone over at some point. Black Forest Hoa Inc No 2's 8.4 ppb sits at the 97th percentile in Missouri and the 96th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
9 other systems share Gasconade County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Black Forest Hoa Inc No 2. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Owensville Pws | 2,800 | 4.63 ppb |
| Hermann Pws | 2,500 | 1.99 ppb |
| Bland Pws | 539 | 2.34 ppb |
| Gasconade Pwsd #1 | 488 | 2.85 ppb |
| Confluence Rivers Gascony Village | 414 | 0 (not detected) |
| Rosebud Pws | 410 | 2.77 ppb |
| Gasconade Pws | 280 | 5.02 ppb |
| Morrison Pws | 140 | 1.5 ppb |
| Lake Northwoods Utility Inc | 25 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Hermann, MO
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Hermann, MO may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Black Forest Hoa Inc No 2 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.