New London Pws, MO
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 5.41 ppb (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. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
About New London Pws
New London Pws serves about 975 people through 494 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 Ralls County, Missouri. EPA system ID: MO2010569; phone on file: 573-985-4041. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
New London Pws's lead record
That is up 2.57 ppb from 2.84 ppb in the period ending 2022. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for New London Pws is 5.41 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.41 ppb |
| 2022 | 2.84 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.84 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.84 ppb |
| 2019 | 2.16 ppb |
| 2018 | 2.16 ppb |
| 2018 | 2.16 ppb |
| 2016 | 2.6 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 1,674 Missouri systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.04 ppb; 2 are over 15 ppb right now and 74 have gone over at some point. New London Pws's 5.41 ppb sits at the 93rd percentile in Missouri and the 92nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
3 other systems share Ralls County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than New London Pws. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Ralls County Pwsd 1 | 7,662 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cannon Pwsd 1 | 6,482 | 4.82 ppb |
| Perry Pws | 694 | 3.47 ppb |
Next steps for New London, MO
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; New London, MO 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 New London Pws 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.