Cass Scenic Railroad, WV
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.53 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
Who runs the water here
Cass Scenic Railroad serves about 555 people through 69 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Pocahontas County, West Virginia. EPA system ID: WV3303802. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Cass Scenic Railroad's lead record
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Cass Scenic Railroad is 334 ppb across 12 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.53 ppb |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0.33 ppb |
| 2025 | 0.6 ppb |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0.51 ppb |
| 2024 | 1.1 ppb |
| 2023 | 0.27 ppb |
| 2023 | 9.4 ppb |
| 2022 | 334 ppb over 15 |
| 2019 | 1.1 ppb |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other West Virginia systems
Of the 408 West Virginia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.9 ppb; 4 are over 15 ppb right now and 20 have gone over at some point. Cass Scenic Railroad's 0.53 ppb sits at the 34th percentile in West Virginia and the 44th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
5 other systems share Pocahontas County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Cass Scenic Railroad. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Marlinton Town Of | 1,930 | 0.94 ppb |
| Pocahontas Co Psd - Cheat Mountain Water | 1,867 | 0.24 ppb |
| Pocahontas County Psd | 504 | 9 ppb |
| Denmar Correctional Center | 297 | 0.48 ppb |
| Hillsboro Town Of | 239 | 0.6 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Cass, WV 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 Cass Scenic Railroad 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. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.