Pulaski, Town Of, VA
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2026-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
About Pulaski, Town Of
Pulaski, Town Of serves about 9,473 people through 4,438 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 surface water, in Pulaski County, Virginia. EPA system ID: VA1155635. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Pulaski, Town Of is 27 ppb across 9 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 5.33 ppb |
| 2022 | 8.6 ppb |
| 2021 | 27 ppb over 15 |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
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. Pulaski, Town Of's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 46th percentile in Virginia and the 37th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
9 other systems share Pulaski County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Pulaski, Town Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Pulaski County Psa | 9,452 | 0 (not detected) |
| Dublin Town Of | 6,538 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mt Olivet | 345 | 0 (not detected) |
| Newbern Heights | 292 | - |
| Lakeview Waterworks | 120 | 0 (not detected) |
| Brookmont Area | 100 | 0 (not detected) |
| Riverbend Subdivision | 72 | 5.3 ppb |
| Lakewood Estates | 65 | 0 (not detected) |
| Dulaney Trailer Park | 31 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Pulaski, VA 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 Pulaski, Town Of 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. More in what a past exceedance means today.