Captains Cove, VA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.74 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). 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 Captains Cove
Captains Cove serves about 2,380 people through 1,324 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Accomack County, Virginia. EPA system ID: VA3001100; phone on file: 804-749-8868. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is up 1.74 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Captains Cove is 1.74 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.74 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 1.1 ppb |
| 2018 | 1.06 ppb |
| 2017 | 1.17 ppb |
| 2017 | 1 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. Captains Cove's 1.74 ppb sits at the 69th percentile in Virginia and the 67th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
11 other systems share Accomack County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Captains Cove. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Chincoteague, Town Of | 3,344 | 6.59 ppb |
| Nasa Wallops Flight Facility | 1,625 | 2.78 ppb |
| Onancock, Town Of | 1,525 | 4.98 ppb |
| Virginia Landing | 975 | 0.8 ppb |
| Parksley, Town Of | 804 | 9.5 ppb |
| Trails End | 495 | 0.5 ppb |
| Tangier, Town Of | 393 | 0 (not detected) |
| Rolling Acres Subdivision | 170 | 3.53 ppb |
| Accomack Manor | 155 | 0 (not detected) |
| Triangle Enterprises Mhp | 152 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Rockville, 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 Captains Cove 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.