Campbell County Central System, VA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 9.92 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.
Campbell County Central System at a glance
Campbell County Central System serves about 21,761 people through 9,230 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Campbell County, Virginia. EPA system ID: VA5031150; phone on file: 434-239-8654. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is up 4.39 ppb from 5.53 ppb in the period ending 2021. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Campbell County Central System is 12.7 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb (2 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 9.92 ppb |
| 2021 | 5.53 ppb |
| 2018 | 12.7 ppb over 10 |
| 2018 | 8.7 ppb |
| 2017 | 11 ppb over 10 |
How Campbell County Central System compares
Of the 996 Virginia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 59 have gone over at some point. Campbell County Central System's 9.92 ppb sits at the 98th percentile in Virginia and the 97th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
7 other systems share Campbell County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Campbell County Central System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Altavista, Town Of | 3,850 | 1.5 ppb |
| Campbell County East System | 2,505 | 0 (not detected) |
| Brookneal, Town Of | 1,500 | 2.6 ppb |
| Knoll Woods/Ivy Acres | 360 | 0 (not detected) |
| Rustburg Correctional Unit #9 | 142 | 1.76 ppb |
| Locust Gardens Mhp | 90 | 0 (not detected) |
| Eastbrook Mobile Home Court | 56 | 1.1 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Lynchburg, VA 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 Campbell County Central System 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.