Deer Park-Vinegar Bend Water & Fpa, AL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.1 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.
Deer Park-Vinegar Bend Water & Fpa at a glance
Deer Park-Vinegar Bend Water & Fpa serves about 1,467 people through 489 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 Washington County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0001368; phone on file: 251-777-8380. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is up 1.1 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Deer Park-Vinegar Bend Water & Fpa is 5 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.1 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 5 ppb |
How Deer Park-Vinegar Bend Water & Fpa compares
Of the 542 Alabama systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 1 are over 15 ppb right now and 11 have gone over at some point. Deer Park-Vinegar Bend Water & Fpa's 1.1 ppb sits at the 69th percentile in Alabama and the 57th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
10 other systems share Washington County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Deer Park-Vinegar Bend Water & Fpa. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Mcintosh Water & Fire Pro Authority | 3,060 | 0 (not detected) |
| Washington County Water Authority | 2,445 | 1.5 ppb |
| Millry, The Ub Of The Town Of | 2,217 | 2.7 ppb |
| Chatom, The Utilities Board Of The Town | 2,037 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fruitdale Water System | 1,809 | 1.6 ppb |
| Leroy Water Authority | 1,710 | 0 (not detected) |
| Tibbie Water & Fire Protection Authority | 1,539 | 1.5 ppb |
| Frankville Water & Fire Pro Authority | 945 | 0 (not detected) |
| St Stephens Water System | 735 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hobson Water System | 663 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Deer Park, AL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Deer Park, AL 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 Deer Park-Vinegar Bend Water & Fpa 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.