Raleigh County Psd Fitzpatrick, WV
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.19 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
Raleigh County Psd Fitzpatrick serves about 197 people through 87 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 surface water, in Raleigh County, West Virginia. EPA system ID: WV3304144; phone on file: 304-683-4090. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
That is up 1.62 ppb from 0.57 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Raleigh County Psd Fitzpatrick is 2.19 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.19 ppb |
| 2025 | 0.57 ppb |
| 2023 | 0.57 ppb |
| 2022 | 0.51 ppb |
| 2020 | 0.51 ppb |
| 2019 | 0.93 ppb |
| 2017 | 0.93 ppb |
| 2016 | 0.18 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. Raleigh County Psd Fitzpatrick's 2.19 ppb sits at the 78th percentile in West Virginia and the 75th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
12 other systems share Raleigh County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Raleigh County Psd Fitzpatrick. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Beckley Water Company | 47,386 | 0.63 ppb |
| Raleigh County Psd Arnett | 6,663 | 0.76 ppb |
| Raleigh County Mem Airport | 4,587 | 7.3 ppb |
| Cool Ridge Flat Top Psd | 4,190 | 9.8 ppb |
| Raleigh County Psd Coal City | 3,415 | 0 (not detected) |
| Wvawc Glade Springs District | 1,747 | 0 (not detected) |
| Raleigh County Psd Clear Creek | 1,407 | 0.78 ppb |
| Raleigh County Psd Odd | 813 | 1.26 ppb |
| Lester Municipal Water Works | 665 | 14.1 ppb |
| Raleigh County Psd Slab Fork | 550 | 0.83 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Sophia, 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 Raleigh County Psd Fitzpatrick 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.