Shady Lane Subdivision, TX
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.71 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2026). 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.
Who runs the water here
Shady Lane Subdivision serves about 45 people through 18 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Newton County, Texas. EPA system ID: MO5033107; phone on file: 254-368-2545. 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 2023 (1.9 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Shady Lane Subdivision is 4.85 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1.71 ppb |
| 2023 | 1.9 ppb |
| 2020 | 4.85 ppb |
| 2020 | 4.85 ppb |
| 2017 | 3.2 ppb |
| 2016 | 4.71 ppb |
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. Shady Lane Subdivision's 1.71 ppb sits at the 79th percentile in Texas and the 67th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
8 other systems share Newton County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Shady Lane Subdivision. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| South Newton Wsc | 3,729 | 4.24 ppb |
| City Of Newton | 2,724 | 2.48 ppb |
| Toledo Village Wsc | 1,570 | 0 (not detected) |
| Burkeville Wsc | 699 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bon Wier Wsc | 494 | 0 (not detected) |
| Jamestown Wsc | 425 | 0 (not detected) |
| Tall Timbers Wsc | 234 | 5.14 ppb |
| Goshen Erets | 52 | 3.21 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Killeen, 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 Shady Lane Subdivision 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.