Rowena Wsc, TX
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.6 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.
Rowena Wsc at a glance
Rowena Wsc serves about 528 people through 209 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 surface water, in Runnels County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX2000004; phone on file: 325-365-2911. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is up 1.6 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Rowena Wsc is 1.6 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other Texas systems
Of the 4,447 Texas systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.28 ppb; 15 are over 15 ppb right now and 202 have gone over at some point. Rowena Wsc's 1.6 ppb sits at the 77th percentile in Texas and the 65th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
4 other systems share Runnels County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Rowena Wsc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Ballinger | 3,583 | 0 (not detected) |
| North Runnels Wsc | 2,766 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Winters | 2,281 | 1.8 ppb |
| City Of Miles | 920 | 1.16 ppb |
Next steps for Rowena, TX
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Rowena, TX 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 Rowena Wsc whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1580 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.