Public Wholesale Wsd 27, KS
No lead results on file with EPA
Latest 90th-percentile lead: no result on file. The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. EPA's database has no Lead and Copper Rule results for this system. Without them there is nothing to go on, so a tap test is the only way to know.
Who runs the water here
Public Wholesale Wsd 27 serves about 1 people through 1 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Brown County, Kansas. EPA system ID: KS2001313; phone on file: 785-474-3407. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Nearby utilities
10 other systems share Brown County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Hiawatha, City Of | 3,246 | 8.5 ppb |
| Horton, City Of | 1,514 | 1.12 ppb |
| Brown Co Rwd 2 | 724 | 2 ppb |
| Brown Co Rwd 1 | 709 | 3.5 ppb |
| Everest, City Of | 259 | 0 (not detected) |
| Morrill, City Of | 217 | 5.7 ppb |
| Robinson, City Of | 181 | 1.2 ppb |
| Reserve, City Of | 70 | 0 (not detected) |
| Powhattan, City Of | 68 | 7.4 ppb |
| Willis, City Of | 38 | 2.1 ppb |
Next steps for Powhattan, KS
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Powhattan, KS 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 Public Wholesale Wsd 27 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.