Middlesex Water Authority, VA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.4 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). 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.
Who runs the water here
Middlesex Water Authority serves about 1,678 people through 718 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Middlesex County, Virginia. EPA system ID: VA4119587; phone on file: 804-758-4715. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Lead results over time
That is up 2.4 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Middlesex Water Authority is 2.4 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.4 ppb |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other Virginia systems
Of the 996 Virginia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 59 have gone over at some point. Middlesex Water Authority's 2.4 ppb sits at the 77th percentile in Virginia and the 77th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Middlesex County
10 other systems share Middlesex County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Middlesex Water Authority. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Town Of Urbanna | 800 | 3.14 ppb |
| Bush Park Mobile Home Park | 400 | 0.28 ppb |
| Town Of Saluda | 323 | 0.74 ppb |
| Coves At Wilton Creek | 206 | 1.33 ppb |
| Dockside Health & Rehab Center | 150 | 4.34 ppb |
| Cedar Pointe | 138 | 0 (not detected) |
| Meadows Mobile Home Estates | 105 | 0.23 ppb |
| Lucys Cove | 70 | 1.76 ppb |
| Kilmers Point | 66 | 0 (not detected) |
| Urbanna Harbour, Llc | 58 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Saluda, VA 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 Middlesex Water Authority 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.