City Of Kountze, 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.
City Of Kountze at a glance
City Of Kountze serves about 1,981 people through 1,228 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 groundwater, in Hardin County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1000001; phone on file: 409-246-3463. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
City Of Kountze's lead record
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for City Of Kountze is 0 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
How City Of Kountze 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 Kountze's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 34th percentile in Texas and the 31st nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Hardin County
20 other systems share Hardin County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than City Of Kountze. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Lumberton Mud | 31,428 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Silsbee | 10,026 | 0 (not detected) |
| North Hardin Wsc | 7,755 | 0 (not detected) |
| West Hardin Wsc | 4,630 | 0.73 ppb |
| Wildwood Resort City | 1,992 | 0.86 ppb |
| City Of Sour Lake | 1,813 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hardin County Wcid 1 | 1,256 | 0 (not detected) |
| Countrywood Water System | 431 | 0 (not detected) |
| Enchanted Forest | 358 | 0 (not detected) |
| Breakaway Trails Subdivision | 121 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in City Of Kountze'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 Kountze 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.