Lake Forest Subdivision, MO
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.61 ppb (monitoring period 2014-2022). 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.
Lake Forest Subdivision at a glance
Lake Forest Subdivision serves about 200 people through 117 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Hickory County, Missouri. EPA system ID: MO5036203. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Lake Forest Subdivision's lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (0.61 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Lake Forest Subdivision is 3.8 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 0.61 ppb |
| 2022 | 0.61 ppb |
| 2019 | 3.8 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. Lake Forest Subdivision's 0.61 ppb sits at the 43rd percentile in Missouri and the 45th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Hickory County
9 other systems share Hickory County; 6 of them have a higher latest lead result than Lake Forest Subdivision. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Pwsd 2 Of Hickory Co | 1,450 | 2.62 ppb |
| Hermitage Pws | 621 | 1.02 ppb |
| Weaubleau Pws | 418 | 4.32 ppb |
| Wheatland Pws | 371 | 2.07 ppb |
| Village Of Preston Water Dept | 225 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cross Timbers Pws | 215 | 1.75 ppb |
| Pomme Mhp Llc | 100 | 0 (not detected) |
| Whiteside Hidden Acres | 92 | 0 (not detected) |
| Riviera South Water Corp | 90 | 5.1 ppb |
Next steps for Pittsburg, MO
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Pittsburg, 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 Lake Forest Subdivision 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.