Southern Cross Pud, MT
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. 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.
About Southern Cross Pud
Southern Cross Pud serves about 25 people through 1 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Deer Lodge County, Montana. EPA system ID: MT0005157; phone on file: 406-459-8407. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Southern Cross Pud's lead record
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Southern Cross Pud is 0 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
How Southern Cross Pud compares
Of the 753 Montana systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 5 are over 15 ppb right now and 28 have gone over at some point. Southern Cross Pud's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 1st percentile in Montana and the 0th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Deer Lodge County
5 other systems share Deer Lodge County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Southern Cross Pud. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Anaconda Water Department | 6,750 | 8 ppb |
| Montana State Hospital Complex | 721 | 2 ppb |
| Anaconda Ccc | 290 | 10 ppb |
| Galen Facility | 90 | 1 ppb |
| Hunters Trailer Ct Anaconda | 38 | 3 ppb |
Next steps for Anaconda, MT
Look up your address in Southern Cross Pud'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 Southern Cross Pud 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.