Lavalette Psd-Route 52 North District, WV
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.42 ppb (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. 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 Lavalette Psd-Route 52 North District
Lavalette Psd-Route 52 North District serves about 1,179 people through 444 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Wayne County, West Virginia. EPA system ID: WV3305011; phone on file: 304-525-3771. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lavalette Psd-Route 52 North District's lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (0.52 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Lavalette Psd-Route 52 North District is 2.4 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.42 ppb |
| 2022 | 0.52 ppb |
| 2019 | 2.4 ppb |
| 2019 | 2.4 ppb |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
How Lavalette Psd-Route 52 North District compares
Of the 408 West Virginia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.9 ppb; 4 are over 15 ppb right now and 20 have gone over at some point. Lavalette Psd-Route 52 North District's 0.42 ppb sits at the 28th percentile in West Virginia and the 42nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
8 other systems share Wayne County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Lavalette Psd-Route 52 North District. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Kenova Municipal Water | 11,192 | 3.1 ppb |
| Lavalette Psd | 7,455 | 0.88 ppb |
| Wayne Water Town Of | 5,519 | 0 (not detected) |
| Crum Psd | 3,463 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fort Gay Water Works | 1,600 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ceredo Water Works | 1,472 | 0.8 ppb |
| Lavalette Psd - Eastern District | 1,220 | 1.1 ppb |
| Little Chippewa Estates | 153 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Lavalette, WV
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Lavalette, WV 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 Lavalette Psd-Route 52 North District 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.