Davidson Downes, NC
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2026-2028). 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 Davidson Downes
Davidson Downes serves about 240 people through 96 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Iredell County, North Carolina. EPA system ID: NC0149175. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Davidson Downes's lead record
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Davidson Downes is 0 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2028 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
Of the 1,925 North Carolina systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 5 are over 15 ppb right now and 75 have gone over at some point. Davidson Downes's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 40th percentile in North Carolina and the 17th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
54 other systems share Iredell County; 11 of them have a higher latest lead result than Davidson Downes. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Mooresville Town Of | 54,455 | 0 (not detected) |
| Statesville, City Of | 30,843 | 0 (not detected) |
| Iredell Water Corporation | 29,370 | 0 (not detected) |
| Troutman, Town Of | 9,562 | 0 (not detected) |
| Harbour Point S/D | 4,031 | 0 (not detected) |
| Diamond Head S/D | 1,433 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mallard Head S/D | 869 | 0 (not detected) |
| Commodore Peninsula Wtr System | 610 | 0 (not detected) |
| Winding Forest/Bells Crossing S/D | 582 | 0 (not detected) |
| The Hampshires S/D | 561 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Davidson Downes'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 Davidson Downes 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.