City Of Teague, TX
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 5.03 ppb (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. 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.
Who runs the water here
City Of Teague serves about 5,688 people through 1,896 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Freestone County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX0810002; phone on file: 254-739-2547. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is up 2.83 ppb from 2.2 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for City Of Teague is 5.1 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 5.03 ppb |
| 2020 | 2.2 ppb |
| 2017 | 5.1 ppb |
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 Teague's 5.03 ppb sits at the 97th percentile in Texas and the 91st nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
19 other systems share Freestone County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than City Of Teague. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| South Freestone County Wsc | 3,753 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Fairfield | 3,005 | 2.58 ppb |
| Southern Oaks Water Supply | 2,304 | 3.08 ppb |
| Butler Wsc | 1,842 | 0 (not detected) |
| Pleasant Grove Wsc | 1,839 | 0.4 ppb |
| City Of Fairfield Boyd Unit | 1,690 | 2.39 ppb |
| City Of Fairfield Westwood Utility | 1,563 | 1.38 ppb |
| City Of Wortham | 980 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Streetman | 573 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Kirvin | 549 | 7 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Teague, 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 Teague 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.