City Of Mineral Wells, TX
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2023-2023). 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 Mineral Wells
City Of Mineral Wells serves about 15,564 people through 14,302 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 Palo Pinto County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1820001; phone on file: 940-328-7700. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2023 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for City Of Mineral Wells is 6.5 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 2 ppb |
| 2017 | 1.7 ppb |
| 2016 | 6.5 ppb |
How City Of Mineral Wells 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 Mineral Wells'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 Palo Pinto County
12 other systems share Palo Pinto County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than City Of Mineral Wells. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Possum Kingdom Wsc | 8,583 | 0 (not detected) |
| North Rural Wsc | 3,610 | 7.83 ppb |
| Santo Sud | 3,546 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sturdivant Progress Wsc | 3,111 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lake Palo Pinto Area Wsc | 2,247 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Strawn | 1,311 | 0 (not detected) |
| The Cliffs | 1,115 | 0 (not detected) |
| Palo Pinto Wsc | 1,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sportsmans World Mud | 735 | 1.8 ppb |
| City Of Graford | 692 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Mineral Wells, TX
Look up your address in City Of Mineral Wells'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 Mineral Wells 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.