Northeast Washington County, TX
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.17 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.
Northeast Washington County at a glance
Northeast Washington County serves about 3,219 people through 1,080 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Washington County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX2390043; phone on file: 737-376-2534. 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 (2.8 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Northeast Washington County is 4.3 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.17 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.8 ppb |
| 2018 | 4.3 ppb |
| 2017 | 3.02 ppb |
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. Northeast Washington County's 2.17 ppb sits at the 84th percentile in Texas and the 74th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
9 other systems share Washington County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Northeast Washington County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Brenham | 18,469 | 0 (not detected) |
| Central Washington County Wsc | 2,270 | 0 (not detected) |
| Chappell Hill Wsc | 645 | 0 (not detected) |
| Oak Hill Fwsd 1 | 445 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Burton | 315 | 0 (not detected) |
| Gun & Rod Estates | 219 | 0.76 ppb |
| Starlite Mobile Home Park | 195 | 2.62 ppb |
| Holiday Oaks Subdivision | 85 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lake Forest Water System | 67 | 6.53 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Austin, 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 Northeast Washington County 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.