Steele Water Works Board, AL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3.4 ppb (monitoring period 2019-2021). 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 Steele Water Works Board
Steele Water Works Board serves about 1,743 people through 581 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 St. Clair County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0001213. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Steele Water Works Board's lead record
That is up 3.4 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2018. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Steele Water Works Board is 3.4 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2021 | 3.4 ppb |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
Of the 542 Alabama systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 1 are over 15 ppb right now and 11 have gone over at some point. Steele Water Works Board's 3.4 ppb sits at the 93rd percentile in Alabama and the 85th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
15 other systems share St. Clair County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Steele Water Works Board. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Odenville, Utillities Bd. Of The Town Of | 26,022 | 2 ppb |
| Pell City, City Of | 17,586 | 1 ppb |
| Margaret, The Wwb Of The Town Of | 8,070 | 2 ppb |
| New London Water & Fp Authority | 6,843 | 0 (not detected) |
| Springville, City Of | 6,468 | 0 (not detected) |
| Wattsville Water Authority | 5,097 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cook Springs Water Authority | 4,569 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ashville, City Of | 4,107 | 4 ppb |
| Riverside, City Of | 3,864 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ragland, The Wwb Of The Town Of | 3,243 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Steele, AL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Steele, AL 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 Steele Water Works Board 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.