Hays County Wcid 2, TX
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.88 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.
Hays County Wcid 2 at a glance
Hays County Wcid 2 serves about 3,381 people through 1,129 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 surface water, in Hays County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1050148; phone on file: 512-560-8135. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is up 1.18 ppb from 1.7 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Hays County Wcid 2 is 10.9 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.88 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.7 ppb |
| 2017 | 3.16 ppb |
| 2016 | 10.9 ppb over 10 |
How Hays County Wcid 2 compares
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. Hays County Wcid 2's 2.88 ppb sits at the 90th percentile in Texas and the 80th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Hays County
49 other systems share Hays County; 6 of them have a higher latest lead result than Hays County Wcid 2. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of San Marcos | 72,970 | 1.63 ppb |
| City Of Kyle | 52,000 | 1.91 ppb |
| Texas State University - San Marcos | 43,552 | 1.3 ppb |
| Goforth Sud | 34,893 | 0 (not detected) |
| County Line Sud | 19,609 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Buda | 13,830 | 1.46 ppb |
| Dripping Springs Wsc | 8,037 | 1.89 ppb |
| Plum Creek | 7,065 | 1.24 ppb |
| Wimberley Wsc | 5,334 | 2.08 ppb |
| Woodcreek Utility 2 | 3,096 | 1.8 ppb |
Next steps for Austin, TX
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Austin, 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 Hays County Wcid 2 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.