Milano Wsc, TX
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.49 ppb (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. 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 Milano Wsc
Milano Wsc serves about 4,308 people through 1,436 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 Milam County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1660009; phone on file: 512-455-2692. 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 2022 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Milano Wsc is 0.73 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0.49 ppb |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0.73 ppb |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other Texas systems
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. Milano Wsc's 0.49 ppb sits at the 52nd percentile in Texas and the 43rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Milam County
10 other systems share Milam County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than Milano Wsc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Milam Wsc | 11,739 | 0.73 ppb |
| City Of Cameron | 5,489 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Rockdale | 5,460 | 0 (not detected) |
| North Milam Wsc | 1,833 | 15.6 ppb |
| City Of Thorndale | 1,400 | 4.84 ppb |
| Salem Elm Ridge Wsc | 1,371 | 3.86 ppb |
| Gause Wsc | 828 | 1.49 ppb |
| Marlow Wsc | 705 | 6.08 ppb |
| City Of Buckholts | 365 | 0 (not detected) |
| Minerva Wsc | 250 | 1.2 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Milano, 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 Milano 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.