Rt 29 North, VA
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
Rt 29 North serves about 1,906 people through 966 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 Pittsylvania County, Virginia. EPA system ID: VA5143988; phone on file: 434-432-7135. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2020 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Rt 29 North is 0 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 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. Rt 29 North's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 38th percentile in Virginia and the 30th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
18 other systems share Pittsylvania County; 11 of them have a higher latest lead result than Rt 29 North. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Mount Hermon | 4,145 | 0 (not detected) |
| Chatham, Town Of | 2,500 | 0 (not detected) |
| Gretna, Town Of | 2,500 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hurt, Town Of | 1,300 | 1.8 ppb |
| Route 58 West | 1,260 | 2.3 ppb |
| Ringgold Industrial Park | 448 | 4.8 ppb |
| Mount Cross Road | 227 | 0 (not detected) |
| Grit Road Water Supply | 210 | 0.7 ppb |
| Tightsqueeze Water Supply | 209 | 6 ppb |
| Vista Pointe Landing | 115 | 0.9 ppb |
Next steps for Chatham, VA
Look up your address in Rt 29 North's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Rt 29 North 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Small systems behave differently: why small systems go over more often.