Murvaul Wsc, TX
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
Murvaul Wsc at a glance
Murvaul Wsc serves about 999 people through 333 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Panola County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1830010; phone on file: 903-693-2966. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2025 (0.75 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Murvaul Wsc is 18.3 ppb across 7 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0.75 ppb |
| 2025 | 3.76 ppb |
| 2024 | 18.3 ppb over 15 |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
How Murvaul Wsc 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. Murvaul Wsc's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 27th percentile in Texas and the 27th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
16 other systems share Panola County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Murvaul Wsc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Carthage | 6,770 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hollands Quarter Wsc | 1,605 | 0 (not detected) |
| Deadwood Wsc | 1,176 | 0.89 ppb |
| City Of Beckville | 1,152 | 0.57 ppb |
| Clayton Wsc Plant 2 | 1,137 | 0 (not detected) |
| Deberry Wsc | 1,101 | 0 (not detected) |
| Rehobeth Wsc | 1,095 | 0 (not detected) |
| Rock Hill Wsc | 1,062 | 0 (not detected) |
| Gary Wsc | 1,050 | 0 (not detected) |
| South Murvaul Wsc | 981 | 3.58 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Gary, 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 Murvaul Wsc whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1350 ppb (copper action level 1,300 ppb).
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. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.