Saddle Butte Water System, WY
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 7 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.
About Saddle Butte Water System
Saddle Butte Water System serves about 75 people through 30 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Teton County, Wyoming. EPA system ID: WY5601401; phone on file: 307-690-3596. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
That is up 4 ppb from 3 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Saddle Butte Water System is 7 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 7 ppb |
| 2025 | 3 ppb |
| 2024 | 6 ppb |
| 2023 | 1 ppb |
Against other Wyoming systems
Of the 311 Wyoming systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 0 are over 15 ppb right now and 16 have gone over at some point. Saddle Butte Water System's 7 ppb sits at the 96th percentile in Wyoming and the 95th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
37 other systems share Teton County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Saddle Butte Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson, Town Of | 24,760 | 1 ppb |
| Ynp-Old Faithful | 7,745 | 2 ppb |
| Ynp - Lake Village | 5,925 | 4 ppb |
| Gtnp-Colter Bay Village | 4,514 | 1 ppb |
| Gtnp-Jackson Lake Lodge | 1,830 | 2 ppb |
| Rafter J Subdivision Hoa | 1,500 | 3 ppb |
| Aspens Pines W&S District | 1,400 | 2 ppb |
| Teton Village Water & Sewer District | 906 | 2 ppb |
| Melody Ranch Improvement & Service Dist. | 900 | 5 ppb |
| Spring Creek Improvement District | 400 | 3 ppb |
Next steps for Jackson, WY
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Jackson, WY 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 Saddle Butte Water System 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.