Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest, OR
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. 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.
About Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest
Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest serves about 78 people through 47 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Klamath County, Oregon. EPA system ID: OR4101128; phone on file: 541-850-5566. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest's lead record
Against the period ending 2023 (0.7 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest is 1.27 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0.7 ppb |
| 2017 | 1.27 ppb |
Against other Oregon systems
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. Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 12th percentile in Oregon and the 7th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Klamath County
26 other systems share Klamath County; 18 of them have a higher latest lead result than Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Klamath Falls Water Dept | 40,475 | 0 (not detected) |
| Merrill Water Department | 907 | 0 (not detected) |
| Crescent Wtr Supply & Impr Dist | 900 | 0 (not detected) |
| Malin Municipal Water | 815 | 3.37 ppb |
| Oregon Water Utilities - Mountain Lakes | 770 | 0 (not detected) |
| Chiloquin Municipal Water Dept | 730 | 0 (not detected) |
| Falcon Heights | 559 | 4.31 ppb |
| Gilchrist Water System Llc | 440 | 12 ppb |
| Oregon Shores Beach Club Inc | 352 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bly Water District | 310 | 5.38 ppb |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest'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 Oregon Water Utilities-Pinecrest 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.