Butler Wsc, TX
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.
Who runs the water here
Butler Wsc serves about 1,842 people through 618 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Freestone County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX0810013. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Butler Wsc's lead record
That is down 1.1 ppb from 1.1 ppb in the period ending 2022. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Butler Wsc is 1.1 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 1.1 ppb |
Against other Texas systems
Of the 4,447 Texas systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.28 ppb; 15 are over 15 ppb right now and 202 have gone over at some point. Butler Wsc's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 33rd percentile in Texas and the 30th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Freestone County
19 other systems share Freestone County; 9 of them have a higher latest lead result than Butler Wsc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Teague | 5,688 | 5.03 ppb |
| South Freestone County Wsc | 3,753 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Fairfield | 3,005 | 2.58 ppb |
| Southern Oaks Water Supply | 2,304 | 3.08 ppb |
| Pleasant Grove Wsc | 1,839 | 0.4 ppb |
| City Of Fairfield Boyd Unit | 1,690 | 2.39 ppb |
| City Of Fairfield Westwood Utility | 1,563 | 1.38 ppb |
| City Of Wortham | 980 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Streetman | 573 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Kirvin | 549 | 7 ppb |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Butler Wsc'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 Butler Wsc 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.