City Of Gatesville, TX
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. 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.
About City Of Gatesville
City Of Gatesville serves about 16,135 people through 4,379 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 Coryell County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX0500002; phone on file: 254-865-8320. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
City Of Gatesville's lead record
That is down 1.1 ppb from 1.1 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for City Of Gatesville is 2.5 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 1.1 ppb |
| 2017 | 2.5 ppb |
How City Of Gatesville compares
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 Gatesville's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 47th percentile in Texas and the 38th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Coryell County
11 other systems share Coryell County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than City Of Gatesville. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Copperas Cove | 41,669 | 0 (not detected) |
| Coryell City Water Supply District | 6,042 | 0 (not detected) |
| Multi-County Wsc | 3,631 | 2.35 ppb |
| Fort Gates Wsc | 2,500 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mountain Wsc | 2,400 | 0 (not detected) |
| Topsey Wsc | 963 | 0.6 ppb |
| The Grove Wsc | 808 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Evant | 455 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Oglesby | 454 | 2.82 ppb |
| Flat Wsc | 180 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in City Of Gatesville'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 Gatesville 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.