Lake Forest Water System, TX
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 6.53 ppb (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. 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.
About Lake Forest Water System
Lake Forest Water System serves about 67 people through 37 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Washington County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX2390012; phone on file: 512-517-7567. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
That is up 1.53 ppb from 5 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Lake Forest Water System is 6.53 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 6.53 ppb |
| 2023 | 5 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 4,447 Texas systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.28 ppb; 15 are over 15 ppb right now and 202 have gone over at some point. Lake Forest Water System's 6.53 ppb sits at the 98th percentile in Texas and the 94th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
9 other systems share Washington County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Lake Forest Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Brenham | 18,469 | 0 (not detected) |
| Northeast Washington County | 3,219 | 2.17 ppb |
| Central Washington County Wsc | 2,270 | 0 (not detected) |
| Chappell Hill Wsc | 645 | 0 (not detected) |
| Oak Hill Fwsd 1 | 445 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Burton | 315 | 0 (not detected) |
| Gun & Rod Estates | 219 | 0.76 ppb |
| Starlite Mobile Home Park | 195 | 2.62 ppb |
| Holiday Oaks Subdivision | 85 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Brenham, TX 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 Water System 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.