Martin Springs Wsc, TX
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.77 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 Martin Springs Wsc
Martin Springs Wsc serves about 4,095 people through 1,365 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 groundwater, in Hopkins County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1120015; phone on file: 903-335-3814. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
That is down 1.54 ppb from 3.31 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Martin Springs Wsc is 3.31 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.77 ppb |
| 2023 | 3.31 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.3 ppb |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
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. Martin Springs Wsc's 1.77 ppb sits at the 79th percentile in Texas and the 67th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
13 other systems share Hopkins County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Martin Springs Wsc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Sulphur Springs | 16,243 | 0 (not detected) |
| North Hopkins Wsc | 8,253 | 0 (not detected) |
| Brinker Wsc | 3,519 | 0 (not detected) |
| Shirley Wsc | 3,054 | 0 (not detected) |
| Miller Grove Wsc | 2,265 | 0 (not detected) |
| Gafford Chapel Wsc | 1,680 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cornersville Wsc | 1,520 | 0 (not detected) |
| Brashear Wsc | 1,395 | 0 (not detected) |
| Pickton Wsc | 825 | 0 (not detected) |
| Shady Grove No 2 Wsc | 783 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Como, TX
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Como, 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 Martin Springs Wsc 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.