Masontown Water Works, WV
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2023-2025). 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
Masontown Water Works serves about 2,239 people through 930 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 Preston County, West Virginia. EPA system ID: WV3303909; phone on file: 304-864-5561. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2022 (0.2 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Masontown Water Works is 0.2 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0.2 ppb |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
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. Masontown Water Works's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 12th percentile in West Virginia and the 31st nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
10 other systems share Preston County; 10 of them have a higher latest lead result than Masontown Water Works. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Preston County Psd 4 | 8,753 | 5.2 ppb |
| Kingwood Water Board | 7,674 | 1.5 ppb |
| Terra Alta Water Works | 1,856 | 3.1 ppb |
| Tunnelton Town Of | 1,346 | 1 ppb |
| Alpine Lake Public Utilities | 1,325 | 0.54 ppb |
| Newburg Town Of | 1,133 | 0.76 ppb |
| Rowlesburg Water Works | 680 | 0.52 ppb |
| Albright Town Of | 334 | 1 ppb |
| Arthurdale Water Assoc. | 264 | 3.7 ppb |
| Alyeska Inc | 50 | 0.5 ppb |
Next steps for Masontown, WV
Look up your address in Masontown Water Works'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 Masontown Water Works 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.