Bridges S/D, NC
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2023-2025). 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.
Bridges S/D at a glance
Bridges S/D serves about 200 people through 79 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Rutherford County, North Carolina. EPA system ID: NC0181103; phone on file: 919-653-6999. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Lead results over time
That is down 1.73 ppb from 1.73 ppb in the period ending 2022. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Bridges S/D is 1.73 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 1.73 ppb |
| 2016 | 1.67 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 1,925 North Carolina systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 5 are over 15 ppb right now and 75 have gone over at some point. Bridges S/D's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 37th percentile in North Carolina and the 15th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Rutherford County
13 other systems share Rutherford County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Bridges S/D. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Forest City, Town Of | 21,521 | 0 (not detected) |
| Broad River Water Authority | 19,136 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ellenboro Town Of | 2,322 | 0 (not detected) |
| Concord Comm Water System | 1,867 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fairfield Mountains No 1 | 1,798 | 3.9 ppb |
| Lake Lure, Town Of | 1,176 | 15 ppb |
| Bostic, Town Of | 953 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fairfield Mtns-Apple Valley | 950 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lake Lure Village Resort | 226 | 0 (not detected) |
| Holly Hills S/D | 122 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Cary, NC
Look up your address in Bridges S/D'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 Bridges S/D 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.