Sugar Creek Psd, WV
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.19 ppb (monitoring period 2018-2020). 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 Sugar Creek Psd
Sugar Creek Psd serves about 3,241 people through 640 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 surface water, in Braxton County, West Virginia. EPA system ID: WV3300404; phone on file: 999-999-9999. 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 2020 (0.19 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Sugar Creek Psd is 1.5 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 0.19 ppb |
| 2020 | 0.19 ppb |
| 2019 | 0.3 ppb |
| 2017 | 0.3 ppb |
| 2016 | 1.5 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 408 West Virginia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.9 ppb; 4 are over 15 ppb right now and 20 have gone over at some point. Sugar Creek Psd's 0.19 ppb sits at the 19th percentile in West Virginia and the 41st nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
4 other systems share Braxton County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Sugar Creek Psd. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Flatwoods Canoe Run Psd | 4,344 | 2.9 ppb |
| Wvaw - Gassaway | 2,159 | 0 (not detected) |
| Burnsville Public Utility | 1,126 | 1.1 ppb |
| Flatwoods Canoe Run Psd Purchaser | 334 | 0.11 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Frametown, WV 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 Sugar Creek Psd 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.