Laclede County Pwsd 1, MO
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2024-2026). 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
Laclede County Pwsd 1 serves about 8,550 people through 2,846 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 Laclede County, Missouri. EPA system ID: MO5024317; phone on file: 417-532-3171. 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 1.37 ppb from 1.37 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Laclede County Pwsd 1 is 4.01 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 1.37 ppb |
| 2023 | 1.37 ppb |
| 2022 | 1.49 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.49 ppb |
| 2019 | 2.19 ppb |
| 2017 | 2.19 ppb |
| 2016 | 4.01 ppb |
Against other Missouri systems
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. Laclede County Pwsd 1's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 38th percentile in Missouri and the 37th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Laclede County
4 other systems share Laclede County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Laclede County Pwsd 1. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Lebanon Pws | 15,442 | 1.89 ppb |
| Laclede County Pwsd 3 | 6,075 | 0 (not detected) |
| Conway Pws | 788 | 0 (not detected) |
| Laclede County Pwsd 2 | 510 | 2.82 ppb |
Next steps for Lebanon, MO
Look up your address in Laclede County Pwsd 1'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 Laclede County Pwsd 1 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.