Powhatan Point Public Water System, OH
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.8 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.
Powhatan Point Public Water System at a glance
Powhatan Point Public Water System serves about 1,592 people through 800 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Belmont County, Ohio. EPA system ID: OH0701412; phone on file: 740-795-4201. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is down 1.6 ppb from 2.4 ppb in the period ending 2021. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Powhatan Point Public Water System is 2.4 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.8 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.4 ppb |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other Ohio systems
Of the 1,079 Ohio systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.7 ppb; 1 are over 15 ppb right now and 27 have gone over at some point. Powhatan Point Public Water System's 0.8 ppb sits at the 53rd percentile in Ohio and the 48th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Belmont County
13 other systems share Belmont County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than Powhatan Point Public Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Belmont Co. Sanitary District 3 Pws | 26,822 | 0 (not detected) |
| Martins Ferry Public Water System | 6,980 | 3.5 ppb |
| Barnesville | 6,500 | 4.99 ppb |
| St. Clairsville, City Of Pws | 5,097 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bellaire Public Water System | 4,278 | 0 (not detected) |
| Shadyside Public Water System | 3,689 | 3.19 ppb |
| Bridgeport Public Water System | 2,830 | 4.8 ppb |
| Bethesda Public Water System | 1,382 | 0 (not detected) |
| Flushing Village Pws | 803 | 6.34 ppb |
| York Township Water Authority Pws | 481 | 1.7 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Powhatan Point, OH 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 Powhatan Point Public Water System 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.