Jackson County Pwsd 13, MO
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.54 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). 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.
Who runs the water here
Jackson County Pwsd 13 serves about 9,700 people through 3,871 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 groundwater, in Jackson County, Missouri. EPA system ID: MO1024279; phone on file: 816-554-6202. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is down 1.33 ppb from 2.87 ppb in the period ending 2022. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Jackson County Pwsd 13 is 3.04 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.54 ppb |
| 2022 | 2.87 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.87 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.87 ppb |
| 2019 | 2.05 ppb |
| 2018 | 2.05 ppb |
| 2018 | 2.05 ppb |
| 2016 | 3.04 ppb |
How Jackson County Pwsd 13 compares
Of the 1,674 Missouri systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.04 ppb; 2 are over 15 ppb right now and 74 have gone over at some point. Jackson County Pwsd 13's 1.54 ppb sits at the 62nd percentile in Missouri and the 64th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
27 other systems share Jackson County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Jackson County Pwsd 13. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Independence Pws | 120,000 | 1.1 ppb |
| Lees Summit Pws | 99,400 | 0 (not detected) |
| Blue Springs Pws | 61,084 | 2.81 ppb |
| Jackson County Pwsd 1 | 24,500 | 3.45 ppb |
| Raytown Water Company | 17,066 | 0 (not detected) |
| Jackson County Pwsd 2 | 16,440 | 0 (not detected) |
| Grain Valley Pws | 16,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Oak Grove Pws | 9,200 | 0 (not detected) |
| Jackson County Pwsd 15 | 8,772 | 0 (not detected) |
| Jackson County Pwsd 12 | 5,695 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Lake Lotawana, MO 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 Jackson County Pwsd 13 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.