Rosman, Town Of, NC
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 4 ppb (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. 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.
Rosman, Town Of at a glance
Rosman, Town Of serves about 650 people through 430 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Transylvania County, North Carolina. EPA system ID: NC0188115; phone on file: 828-884-6859. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is down 2 ppb from 6 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Rosman, Town Of is 6 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4 ppb |
| 2025 | 6 ppb |
| 2025 | 6 ppb |
| 2022 | 4 ppb |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
Of the 1,925 North Carolina systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 5 are over 15 ppb right now and 75 have gone over at some point. Rosman, Town Of's 4 ppb sits at the 91st percentile in North Carolina and the 87th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
16 other systems share Transylvania County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Rosman, Town Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Brevard, City Of | 11,336 | 0 (not detected) |
| Connestee Falls | 3,532 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sapphire Lakes Development | 724 | 0 (not detected) |
| Sherwood Forest Water System | 680 | 0 (not detected) |
| The Wilds Camp | 450 | 0 (not detected) |
| Knob Creek Water System | 445 | 2.1 ppb |
| Turkey Pen Mhp | 229 | 12 ppb |
| Ridge Haven Conference Center | 100 | 5.5 ppb |
| Waterford Place | 95 | 0 (not detected) |
| Indian Lakes Estate S/D | 75 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Rosman, NC 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 Rosman, Town Of whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1538 ppb (copper action level 1,300 ppb).
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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.