Gadsden Co Regional W/S, FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 ppb (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. 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 Gadsden Co Regional W/S
Gadsden Co Regional W/S serves about 12,322 people through 5,050 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is under mixed public and private ownership and draws groundwater, in Gadsden County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL1200797; phone on file: 850-878-4414. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Gadsden Co Regional W/S's lead record
Against the period ending 2020 (2 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Gadsden Co Regional W/S is 2 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2 ppb |
| 2020 | 2 ppb |
| 2017 | 2 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 1,481 Florida systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 85 have gone over at some point. Gadsden Co Regional W/S's 2 ppb sits at the 72nd percentile in Florida and the 73rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Gadsden County
14 other systems share Gadsden County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Gadsden Co Regional W/S. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Quincy, City Of W/S | 10,298 | 1.3 ppb |
| Havana, Town Of Water System | 3,860 | 1 ppb |
| Gretna, City Of | 3,508 | 2 ppb |
| Florida State Hospital | 3,200 | 11 ppb |
| Chattahoochee, City Of | 2,959 | 4.1 ppb |
| Greensboro, Town Of Water Sys. | 794 | 1.5 ppb |
| Tobacco Road | 146 | 0.2 ppb |
| Rosedale Water Association | 143 | 1.8 ppb |
| Jamieson Water System | 129 | 0.9 ppb |
| Hinson Heights | 120 | 1.1 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Quincy, FL 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 Gadsden Co Regional W/S 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.