Mitchell County Utility, TX
Above the federal action level
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 23.8 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. In the most recent monitoring period, more than 10% of the sampled homes measured above 15 ppb. Use a filter certified to NSF/ANSI 53 for lead for drinking and cooking now, and test your own tap.
Mitchell County Utility at a glance
Mitchell County Utility serves about 2,136 people through 731 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Mitchell County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1680004; phone on file: 737-376-2534. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Mitchell County Utility's lead record
That is up 18.24 ppb from 5.56 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Mitchell County Utility is 23.8 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 23.8 ppb over 15 |
| 2025 | 5.56 ppb |
| 2022 | 4.4 ppb |
| 2021 | 6.2 ppb |
| 2020 | 9 ppb |
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. Mitchell County Utility's 23.8 ppb sits at the 100th percentile in Texas and the 99th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
4 other systems share Mitchell County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Mitchell County Utility. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Colorado City | 3,991 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Loraine | 504 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Westbrook | 221 | 0.51 ppb |
| Westbrook Isd | 54 | 0.52 ppb |
Next steps for Austin, TX
Use a filter certified to NSF/ANSI 53 for lead on the tap you drink and cook from, now, before you test. Then test your own tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Mitchell County Utility 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.