City Of Deport, TX
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. 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
City Of Deport serves about 547 people through 231 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 surface water, in Lamar County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1390001; phone on file: 903-491-5138. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for City Of Deport is 0 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
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. City Of Deport's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 21st percentile in Texas and the 23rd nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
8 other systems share Lamar County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than City Of Deport. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar County Water Supply District | 25,569 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Paris | 25,498 | 1.89 ppb |
| City Of Reno | 3,460 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Blossom | 2,007 | 0 (not detected) |
| M J C Wsc | 999 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Roxton | 538 | 0 (not detected) |
| Pattonville Wsc | 535 | 0 (not detected) |
| Petty Wsc | 201 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Deport, TX
Look up your address in City Of Deport'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 City Of Deport 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.