La Grande, City Of, OR
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. 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.
About La Grande, City Of
La Grande, City Of serves about 13,460 people through 5,088 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Union County, Oregon. EPA system ID: OR4100453; phone on file: 541-962-1325. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2020 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for La Grande, City Of is 0 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
How La Grande, City Of compares
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. La Grande, City Of's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 37th percentile in Oregon and the 38th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Union County
8 other systems share Union County; 6 of them have a higher latest lead result than La Grande, City Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Union, City Of | 2,162 | 1.57 ppb |
| Elgin Water Department | 1,717 | 1 ppb |
| Island City | 1,166 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cove, City Of | 550 | 0 (not detected) |
| North Powder, City Of | 501 | 2.78 ppb |
| Imbler, City Of | 250 | 2.43 ppb |
| Sundowner Mobile Home Park | 160 | 0.93 ppb |
| Flying K Trailer Ranch | 96 | 1.86 ppb |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in La Grande, City Of'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 La Grande, City Of 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.