North Rural Wsc, TX
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 7.83 ppb (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. 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 North Rural Wsc
North Rural Wsc serves about 3,610 people through 1,309 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 surface water, in Palo Pinto County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1820009; phone on file: 940-327-0700. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
North Rural Wsc's lead record
That is up 7.83 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2022. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for North Rural Wsc is 7.83 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 7.83 ppb |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
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 Rural Wsc's 7.83 ppb sits at the 99th percentile in Texas and the 96th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
12 other systems share Palo Pinto County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than North Rural Wsc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Mineral Wells | 15,564 | 0 (not detected) |
| Possum Kingdom Wsc | 8,583 | 0 (not detected) |
| Santo Sud | 3,546 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sturdivant Progress Wsc | 3,111 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lake Palo Pinto Area Wsc | 2,247 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Strawn | 1,311 | 0 (not detected) |
| The Cliffs | 1,115 | 0 (not detected) |
| Palo Pinto Wsc | 1,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sportsmans World Mud | 735 | 1.8 ppb |
| City Of Graford | 692 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Mineral Wells, 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 North Rural 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.