Lander, City Of, WY
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2025-2027). 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
Lander, City Of serves about 7,615 people through 4,297 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 surface water, in Fremont County, Wyoming. EPA system ID: WY5600176; phone on file: 307-332-3956. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Every lead result on file
That is down 3 ppb from 3 ppb in the period ending 2024. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Lander, City Of is 8 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2027 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 3 ppb |
| 2021 | 5 ppb |
| 2018 | 8 ppb |
How Lander, City Of compares
Of the 311 Wyoming systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 0 are over 15 ppb right now and 16 have gone over at some point. Lander, City Of's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 31st percentile in Wyoming and the 36th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
20 other systems share Fremont County; 9 of them have a higher latest lead result than Lander, City Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Riverton, City Of | 10,330 | 3 ppb |
| Dubois, Town Of | 1,822 | 0 (not detected) |
| Shoshoni, Town Of | 515 | 4 ppb |
| Hudson, Town Of | 460 | 0 (not detected) |
| Gardens North Homeowners Association | 300 | 1 ppb |
| Pavillion, Town Of | 230 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sunridge Estates | 220 | 1 ppb |
| B&K Mobile Home Park | 200 | 1 ppb |
| Jade Mhc | 200 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mountain View Acres | 165 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Lander, WY
Look up your address in Lander, 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 Lander, 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.