City Of Opdyke West, TX
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.16 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2024). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About City Of Opdyke West
City Of Opdyke West serves about 220 people through 180 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Hockley County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1100030; phone on file: 806-778-9500. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for City Of Opdyke West is 0.16 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.16 ppb |
Against other Texas systems
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 Opdyke West's 0.16 ppb sits at the 49th percentile in Texas and the 41st nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Hockley County
6 other systems share Hockley County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than City Of Opdyke West. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Levelland | 12,652 | 4.01 ppb |
| City Of Sundown | 1,300 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Anton | 907 | 1.07 ppb |
| City Of Smyer | 474 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Ropesville | 430 | 0 (not detected) |
| Whitharral Wsc | 200 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Levelland, TX
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Levelland, TX 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 City Of Opdyke West 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.