South Murvaul Wsc, TX
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3.58 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.
Who runs the water here
South Murvaul Wsc serves about 981 people through 327 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 Panola County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1830027; phone on file: 903-685-2819. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Lead results over time
That is down 4.32 ppb from 7.9 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for South Murvaul Wsc is 7.9 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 3.58 ppb |
| 2025 | 7.9 ppb |
| 2024 | 7.82 ppb |
How South Murvaul Wsc compares
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. South Murvaul Wsc's 3.58 ppb sits at the 93rd percentile in Texas and the 85th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Panola County
16 other systems share Panola County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than South Murvaul Wsc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Carthage | 6,770 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hollands Quarter Wsc | 1,605 | 0 (not detected) |
| Deadwood Wsc | 1,176 | 0.89 ppb |
| City Of Beckville | 1,152 | 0.57 ppb |
| Clayton Wsc Plant 2 | 1,137 | 0 (not detected) |
| Deberry Wsc | 1,101 | 0 (not detected) |
| Rehobeth Wsc | 1,095 | 0 (not detected) |
| Rock Hill Wsc | 1,062 | 0 (not detected) |
| Gary Wsc | 1,050 | 0 (not detected) |
| Murvaul Wsc | 999 | 0 (not detected) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Gary, 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 South Murvaul Wsc 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.