Pine Lakes S/D, NC
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2028). 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.
Who runs the water here
Pine Lakes S/D serves about 145 people through 57 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Surry County, North Carolina. EPA system ID: NC0286113; phone on file: 919-653-6999. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is up 2 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Pine Lakes S/D is 2 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2028 | 2 ppb |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other North Carolina systems
Of the 1,925 North Carolina systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 5 are over 15 ppb right now and 75 have gone over at some point. Pine Lakes S/D's 2 ppb sits at the 85th percentile in North Carolina and the 70th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Surry County
34 other systems share Surry County; 9 of them have a higher latest lead result than Pine Lakes S/D. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Airy, City Of | 10,685 | 0 (not detected) |
| Elkin, Town Of | 4,076 | 0 (not detected) |
| Dobson, Town Of | 2,615 | 0 (not detected) |
| Pilot Mountain, Town Of | 1,976 | 0 (not detected) |
| Wedgewood/Town And Country Woods | 587 | 6.1 ppb |
| Hillcrest/Mcbride Heights S/D | 491 | 7 ppb |
| Hollows Water System (The) | 378 | 0 (not detected) |
| Woodbridge S/D | 318 | 0 (not detected) |
| Greenfield Water System | 244 | 0 (not detected) |
| Colonial Woods Water System | 206 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Cary, NC 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 Pine Lakes S/D 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.