Saltville, Town Of, VA
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2022-2024). 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
Saltville, Town Of serves about 2,204 people through 991 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 Smyth County, Virginia. EPA system ID: VA1173723. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2021 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Saltville, Town Of is 0 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
How Saltville, Town Of compares
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. Saltville, Town Of's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 39th percentile in Virginia and the 31st nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Smyth County
13 other systems share Smyth County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Saltville, Town Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Marion, Town Of | 8,500 | 0 (not detected) |
| Chilhowie, Town Of | 4,625 | 8.4 ppb |
| Thomas Bridge Water Corp | 3,500 | 2.27 ppb |
| Watsons Gap Water System | 1,892 | 0 (not detected) |
| Rye Valley Water Authority | 1,276 | 0 (not detected) |
| Walker Creek | 1,135 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hutton Branch | 833 | 0 (not detected) |
| Atkins Extension | 597 | 0 (not detected) |
| Poor Valley | 163 | 4.24 ppb |
| South Fork | 150 | - |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in Saltville, Town Of'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 Saltville, Town Of whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1360 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.