Neely Utilities, MS
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2022-2024). 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.
Neely Utilities at a glance
Neely Utilities serves about 499 people through 192 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Greene County, Mississippi. EPA system ID: MS0210004; phone on file: 601-525-3707. 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 2021 (0.5 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Neely Utilities is 0.5 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0.5 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0.3 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 973 Mississippi systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 9 are over 15 ppb right now and 44 have gone over at some point. Neely Utilities's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 3rd percentile in Mississippi and the 22nd nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
6 other systems share Greene County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Neely Utilities. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Beat Iii W/A #1-Sand Hill | 3,881 | 1.3 ppb |
| Town Of Leakesville | 2,616 | 1.8 ppb |
| Town Of State Line | 1,600 | 1.2 ppb |
| S E Greene Water Authority | 1,375 | 0 (not detected) |
| Leaf Water Association-South | 459 | 0.6 ppb |
| Town Of Mclain | 441 | 5.2 ppb |
Next steps for Neely, MS
Look up your address in Neely Utilities'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 Neely Utilities 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.