Preston County Psd 4, WV
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 5.2 ppb (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. 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
Preston County Psd 4 serves about 8,753 people through 2,095 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Preston County, West Virginia. EPA system ID: WV3303923; phone on file: 304-379-3130. 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 2.3 ppb from 2.9 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Preston County Psd 4 is 5.8 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.2 ppb |
| 2023 | 2.9 ppb |
| 2020 | 2.1 ppb |
| 2017 | 3.6 ppb |
| 2016 | 5.8 ppb |
Against other West Virginia systems
Of the 408 West Virginia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.9 ppb; 4 are over 15 ppb right now and 20 have gone over at some point. Preston County Psd 4's 5.2 ppb sits at the 93rd percentile in West Virginia and the 92nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Preston County
10 other systems share Preston County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Preston County Psd 4. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Kingwood Water Board | 7,674 | 1.5 ppb |
| Masontown Water Works | 2,239 | 0 (not detected) |
| Terra Alta Water Works | 1,856 | 3.1 ppb |
| Tunnelton Town Of | 1,346 | 1 ppb |
| Alpine Lake Public Utilities | 1,325 | 0.54 ppb |
| Newburg Town Of | 1,133 | 0.76 ppb |
| Rowlesburg Water Works | 680 | 0.52 ppb |
| Albright Town Of | 334 | 1 ppb |
| Arthurdale Water Assoc. | 264 | 3.7 ppb |
| Alyeska Inc | 50 | 0.5 ppb |
Next steps for Bruceton Mills, WV
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Bruceton Mills, WV 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 Preston County Psd 4 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.