Mineral Wells Psd, WV
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.8 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.
Mineral Wells Psd at a glance
Mineral Wells Psd serves about 5,674 people through 2,496 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 surface water, in Wood County, West Virginia. EPA system ID: WV3305405; phone on file: 304-489-2915. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Mineral Wells Psd's lead record
Against the period ending 2023 (2.1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Mineral Wells Psd is 3.2 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.8 ppb |
| 2023 | 2.1 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2017 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2016 | 3.2 ppb |
How Mineral Wells Psd compares
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. Mineral Wells Psd's 1.8 ppb sits at the 73rd percentile in West Virginia and the 68th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
7 other systems share Wood County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Mineral Wells Psd. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Parkersburg Utility Board | 34,251 | 0.44 ppb |
| Vienna | 12,507 | 11 ppb |
| Lubeck Psd | 11,724 | 0.95 ppb |
| Claywood Park Psd | 8,141 | 1.2 ppb |
| Union Williams P S D | 7,883 | 0.65 ppb |
| Williamstown Water Dept | 3,469 | 3.1 ppb |
| Central Boaz Psd | 1,628 | 2.6 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Mineral Wells, WV 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 Mineral Wells Psd 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.