The Meadows (Of Otsego County), NY
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2024-2026). 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 The Meadows (Of Otsego County)
The Meadows (Of Otsego County) serves about 402 people through 2 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Otsego County, New York. EPA system ID: NY3810482; phone on file: 607-547-6422. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
The Meadows (Of Otsego County)'s lead record
Against the period ending 2023 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for The Meadows (Of Otsego County) is 2 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 2 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 2,077 New York systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.5 ppb; 17 are over 15 ppb right now and 165 have gone over at some point. The Meadows (Of Otsego County)'s reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 13th percentile in New York and the 21st nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
35 other systems share Otsego County; 19 of them have a higher latest lead result than The Meadows (Of Otsego County). If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Oneonta City | 15,954 | 6 ppb |
| Cooperstown Village | 1,926 | 0 (not detected) |
| Richfield Springs Village | 1,200 | 3 ppb |
| Unadilla Village | 1,128 | 3.5 ppb |
| Otego Village | 1,010 | 1.3 ppb |
| Edmeston Water District | 890 | 0 (not detected) |
| Worcester Wd #2 - Worcester | 656 | 0.8 ppb |
| Morris Village | 652 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cherry Valley Village | 620 | 3.7 ppb |
| Maryland Water District | 524 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in The Meadows (Of Otsego County)'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 The Meadows (Of Otsego County) 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.