Plum Creek, VA
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2024-2026). 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 Plum Creek
Plum Creek serves about 1,740 people through 464 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Montgomery County, Virginia. EPA system ID: VA1121570. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Lead results over time
That is down 1.4 ppb from 1.4 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Plum Creek is 1.9 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 1.4 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.9 ppb |
How Plum Creek compares
Of the 996 Virginia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 59 have gone over at some point. Plum Creek's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 37th percentile in Virginia and the 30th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Montgomery County
14 other systems share Montgomery County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than Plum Creek. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Blacksburg, Town Of | 34,578 | 0 (not detected) |
| Christiansburg Town Of | 22,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Prices Fork/Merrimac | 4,541 | 0.51 ppb |
| Christiansburg Elliston Waterline | 3,626 | 2.91 ppb |
| Radford Army Ammunition Plant | 1,602 | 4.37 ppb |
| Bethel Area | 1,247 | 1.2 ppb |
| Riner Community | 1,161 | 2.7 ppb |
| Belview | 1,034 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mudpike Road Waterline | 353 | 0.33 ppb |
| White Pine Village | 130 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Look up your address in Plum Creek'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 Plum Creek 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.