Justice Psd, WV
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.5 ppb (monitoring period 2017-2019). 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
Justice Psd serves about 504 people through 228 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Mingo County, West Virginia. EPA system ID: WV3303014; phone on file: 304-235-2244. 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 2016 (1.5 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Justice Psd is 1.5 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2019 | 0.5 ppb |
| 2016 | 1.5 ppb |
Against other West Virginia systems
Of the 408 West Virginia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.9 ppb; 4 are over 15 ppb right now and 20 have gone over at some point. Justice Psd's 0.5 ppb sits at the 32nd percentile in West Virginia and the 43rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Mingo County
12 other systems share Mingo County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Justice Psd. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Mingo County Psd - Pigeon Creek | 2,877 | 8.6 ppb |
| Williamson Utility Board | 2,660 | 0 (not detected) |
| Matewan Water Works | 2,205 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mingo County Psd - Naugatuck | 2,159 | 0 (not detected) |
| Gilbert Water Works | 1,840 | 0 (not detected) |
| Kermit Water Works | 1,237 | 2 ppb |
| Mingo Co Psd - Ragland District | 621 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mingo County Psd - Lick Creek | 380 | 2 ppb |
| Mingo County Psd - Marrowbone | 292 | 0 (not detected) |
| Delbarton Town Of | 277 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Naugatuck, WV 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 Justice Psd 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. What a 90th-percentile result does and does not tell you: how to read a lead result. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.