Tdcj Chase Field, TX
Above the new 10 ppb level coming in 2027
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 10.3 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. Under the current 15 ppb rule this is not an exceedance, but it is above the 10 ppb action level that takes over in Nov 2027. Test your own tap; filter if your result shows lead.
About Tdcj Chase Field
Tdcj Chase Field serves about 5,669 people through 1,733 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by the state and draws groundwater, in Bee County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX0130002; phone on file: 936-437-7247. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
That is up 2.99 ppb from 7.31 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Tdcj Chase Field is 10.3 ppb across 7 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 10.3 ppb over 10 |
| 2025 | 7.31 ppb |
| 2024 | 5.48 ppb |
| 2024 | 7.45 ppb |
| 2023 | 9 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2017 | 4.6 ppb |
How Tdcj Chase Field 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. Tdcj Chase Field's 10.3 ppb sits at the 99th percentile in Texas and the 97th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
6 other systems share Bee County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Tdcj Chase Field. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Beeville | 13,664 | 2 ppb |
| Skidmore Wsc | 777 | 0 (not detected) |
| Pettus Mud | 650 | 3.5 ppb |
| Tynan Wsc | 250 | 0 (not detected) |
| South Texas Childrens Home | 116 | 6 ppb |
| Hilltop Mobile Home Park | 85 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Huntsville, TX
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Huntsville, 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 Tdcj Chase Field 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. See what changes at 10 ppb in 2027.