John Day Water District, OR
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2018-2020). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
John Day Water District serves about 350 people through 101 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Clatsop County, Oregon. EPA system ID: OR4100060; phone on file: 503-741-0658. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
John Day Water District's lead record
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for John Day Water District is 0 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
Of the 909 Oregon systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 15 are over 15 ppb right now and 71 have gone over at some point. John Day Water District's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 27th percentile in Oregon and the 20th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
20 other systems share Clatsop County; 11 of them have a higher latest lead result than John Day Water District. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Astoria, City Of | 10,181 | 1.56 ppb |
| Warrenton, City Of | 9,100 | 1.15 ppb |
| Seaside Water Department | 7,482 | 0.71 ppb |
| Youngs River Lewis & Clark Wd | 2,580 | 0 (not detected) |
| Knappa Water Association | 1,800 | 0 (not detected) |
| Gearhart Water Department | 1,780 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cannon Beach, City Of | 1,710 | 0 (not detected) |
| Wickiup Water District | 1,630 | 4 ppb |
| Olney-Walluski Water Assn | 575 | 1 ppb |
| Westport Water Association | 550 | 3.22 ppb |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in John Day Water District's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask John Day Water District 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.