Homestead S/D, NC
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2025-2025). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
Who runs the water here
Homestead S/D serves about 51 people through 20 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: NC0149118; phone on file: 919-653-6999. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Homestead S/D is 27 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 27 ppb over 15 |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 4.65 ppb |
| 2016 | 4.02 ppb |
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. Homestead S/D's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 6th percentile in North Carolina and the 4th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Iredell County
54 other systems share Iredell County; 11 of them have a higher latest lead result than Homestead S/D. 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) |
Next steps for Cary, NC
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Cary, NC 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 Homestead S/D whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1700 ppb (copper action level 1,300 ppb).
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. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.