Rutland Town Wd 1, NY
No lead results on file with EPA
Latest 90th-percentile lead: no result on file. The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. EPA's database has no Lead and Copper Rule results for this system. Without them there is nothing to go on, so a tap test is the only way to know.
About Rutland Town Wd 1
Rutland Town Wd 1 serves about 1,500 people through 486 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 Jefferson County, New York. EPA system ID: NY2230102; phone on file: 315-788-3440. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Other water systems in Jefferson County
56 other systems share Jefferson County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Drum | 34,000 | 0.4 ppb |
| Watertown City | 27,861 | 6.3 ppb |
| Leray Town Wd 1, 2, 4 | 7,140 | 3.3 ppb |
| Carthage Village | 3,600 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cape Vincent Town Wd 1 & 5 | 2,600 | - |
| Sackets Harbor Village | 2,200 | 1.2 ppb |
| Clayton Village | 2,100 | 1.8 ppb |
| Adams Village | 2,000 | 4.3 ppb |
| Alexandria Bay Village | 1,900 | 2.6 ppb |
| Pamelia Town Wd 4 & 5 | 1,857 | 4.1 ppb |
Next steps for Black River, NY
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Black River, NY 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 Rutland Town Wd 1 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.