Montague Water System, TX
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.
About Montague Water System
Montague Water System serves about 540 people through 180 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Montague County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1690004; phone on file: 940-894-3172. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2022 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Montague Water System is 0 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
How Montague Water System compares
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. Montague Water System's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 21st percentile in Texas and the 23rd nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
9 other systems share Montague County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than Montague Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Bowie | 5,534 | 1.5 ppb |
| City Of Nocona | 3,170 | 7.53 ppb |
| City Of Saint Jo | 881 | 1 ppb |
| Amon G Carter Lake Wsc | 750 | 2 ppb |
| Nocona Hills Wsc | 600 | 1.5 ppb |
| Sunset Water System | 570 | 0 (not detected) |
| Forestburg Wsc | 264 | 3 ppb |
| Oak Shores Water System | 234 | 3.3 ppb |
| Rra Ringgold | 172 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Montague Water System'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 Montague Water System 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.