Lincoln Rural W/A-Zetus, MS
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.4 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). 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.
Who runs the water here
Lincoln Rural W/A-Zetus serves about 2,204 people through 835 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is under mixed public and private ownership and draws groundwater, in Lincoln County, Mississippi. EPA system ID: MS0430032; phone on file: 601-833-6449. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2021 (2.2 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Lincoln Rural W/A-Zetus is 3 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.4 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.2 ppb |
| 2018 | 3 ppb |
| 2016 | 2.3 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 973 Mississippi systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 9 are over 15 ppb right now and 44 have gone over at some point. Lincoln Rural W/A-Zetus's 1.4 ppb sits at the 66th percentile in Mississippi and the 62nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
7 other systems share Lincoln County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Lincoln Rural W/A-Zetus. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Brookhaven | 12,513 | 2.7 ppb |
| Topisaw Creek | 5,349 | 1.3 ppb |
| Lincoln Rural W/A-Heucks Ret | 3,778 | 0.5 ppb |
| Lincoln Rural W/A-Pleasant Rid | 2,938 | 1.1 ppb |
| Lincoln Rural W/A-Beauregard | 2,600 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bogue Chitto Water Association | 2,162 | 2.1 ppb |
| Lincoln Rural W/A-Old Red Star | 2,001 | 1.1 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Brookhaven, MS 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 Lincoln Rural W/A-Zetus 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.