Sun Valley Psd, WV
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.75 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2023). 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.
Sun Valley Psd at a glance
Sun Valley Psd serves about 2,905 people through 1,273 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 Harrison County, West Virginia. EPA system ID: WV3301726; phone on file: 304-623-9609. 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 2022 (0.85 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Sun Valley Psd is 2.2 ppb across 8 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.75 ppb |
| 2022 | 0.85 ppb |
| 2022 | 1.3 ppb |
| 2022 | 0.77 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.2 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.3 ppb |
| 2019 | 1.5 ppb |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
How Sun Valley Psd compares
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. Sun Valley Psd's 0.75 ppb sits at the 45th percentile in West Virginia and the 47th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Harrison County
19 other systems share Harrison County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Sun Valley Psd. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Clarksburg Water Board | 19,072 | 1.3 ppb |
| Bridgeport City Of | 11,158 | 0.27 ppb |
| Shinnston City Of | 4,959 | 1.17 ppb |
| Greater Harrison Psd Lost Creek Mt Clare | 3,536 | 0.26 ppb |
| Greater Harrison Psd Valley Of Good Hope | 2,744 | 0.46 ppb |
| Shortline Psd | 2,727 | 0 (not detected) |
| Greater Harrison Psd - Quiet Dell | 2,328 | 0 (not detected) |
| Stonewood City Of | 2,236 | 1.6 ppb |
| Enlarged Hepzibah Psd | 1,937 | 2 ppb |
| Nutter Fort Town Of | 1,863 | 0.28 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Reynoldsville, 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 Sun Valley 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.