Neskowin Reg Water Dist, OR
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2025-2027). 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.
Neskowin Reg Water Dist at a glance
Neskowin Reg Water Dist serves about 1,735 people through 774 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 surface water, in Tillamook County, Oregon. EPA system ID: OR4100970; phone on file: 503-392-3966. 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 2024 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Neskowin Reg Water Dist is 29.5 ppb across 10 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2027 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 2.6 ppb |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 4.53 ppb |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 5.32 ppb |
| 2017 | 29.5 ppb over 15 |
| 2016 | 2.47 ppb |
| 2016 | 2.47 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 909 Oregon systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 15 are over 15 ppb right now and 71 have gone over at some point. Neskowin Reg Water Dist's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 33rd percentile in Oregon and the 30th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
34 other systems share Tillamook County; 18 of them have a higher latest lead result than Neskowin Reg Water Dist. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Tillamook Water Dept, City Of | 5,265 | 0 (not detected) |
| Manzanita, City Of | 3,200 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fairview Water District | 1,930 | 2.03 ppb |
| Netarts Water District | 1,800 | 0 (not detected) |
| Nehalem, City Of | 1,700 | 1.92 ppb |
| Rockaway Beach, City Of | 1,533 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bay City Water System | 1,400 | 0 (not detected) |
| Long Prairie Water District | 1,052 | 0 (not detected) |
| Pacific City Joint Water - San Auth | 1,000 | 1.8 ppb |
| Pleasant Valley Water Co | 936 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Neskowin, OR 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 Neskowin Reg Water Dist 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. More in what a past exceedance means today.