Riverbend Subdivision, VA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 5.3 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.
About Riverbend Subdivision
Riverbend Subdivision serves about 72 people through 23 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Pulaski County, Virginia. EPA system ID: VA1155700; phone on file: 540-440-0300. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is up 5.3 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2021. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Riverbend Subdivision is 5.3 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 5.3 ppb |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 2.3 ppb |
How Riverbend Subdivision compares
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. Riverbend Subdivision's 5.3 ppb sits at the 93rd percentile in Virginia and the 92nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Pulaski County
9 other systems share Pulaski County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Riverbend Subdivision. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Pulaski, Town Of | 9,473 | 0 (not detected) |
| 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) |
| Lakewood Estates | 65 | 0 (not detected) |
| Dulaney Trailer Park | 31 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
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 Riverbend Subdivision 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.