North Hardin Wsc, 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.
Who runs the water here
North Hardin Wsc serves about 7,755 people through 2,572 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Hardin County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1000015; phone on file: 409-385-7355. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
North Hardin Wsc's lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (0.29 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for North Hardin Wsc is 0.61 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0.29 ppb |
| 2019 | 0.61 ppb |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 0.55 ppb |
Against other Texas systems
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. North Hardin Wsc's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 45th percentile in Texas and the 36th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
20 other systems share Hardin County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than North Hardin Wsc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Lumberton Mud | 31,428 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Silsbee | 10,026 | 0 (not detected) |
| West Hardin Wsc | 4,630 | 0.73 ppb |
| Wildwood Resort City | 1,992 | 0.86 ppb |
| City Of Kountze | 1,981 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Sour Lake | 1,813 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hardin County Wcid 1 | 1,256 | 0 (not detected) |
| Countrywood Water System | 431 | 0 (not detected) |
| Enchanted Forest | 358 | 0 (not detected) |
| Breakaway Trails Subdivision | 121 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Silsbee, TX
Look up your address in North Hardin Wsc'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 North Hardin Wsc 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.