Tomlinson Psd-Newell, WV
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.7 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. 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.
Who runs the water here
Tomlinson Psd-Newell serves about 4,963 people through 579 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Hancock County, West Virginia. EPA system ID: WV3301516; phone on file: 304-387-2658. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2025 (1.1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Tomlinson Psd-Newell is 1.1 ppb across 10 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.7 ppb |
| 2025 | 1.1 ppb |
| 2025 | 0.3 ppb |
| 2025 | 0.96 ppb |
| 2023 | 0.3 ppb |
| 2022 | 0.64 ppb |
| 2020 | 0.64 ppb |
| 2019 | 0.5 ppb |
| 2017 | 0.5 ppb |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
How Tomlinson Psd-Newell 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. Tomlinson Psd-Newell's 0.7 ppb sits at the 43rd percentile in West Virginia and the 47th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
5 other systems share Hancock County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Tomlinson Psd-Newell. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Chester Water Dept. | 3,088 | 3.2 ppb |
| Tomlinson Psd | 2,079 | 1.1 ppb |
| Oakland Psd | 1,659 | 4.1 ppb |
| New Cumberland, City Of | 1,326 | 1.5 ppb |
| Oakland Psd Golden Key Acres | 506 | 3 ppb |
Next steps for Chester, WV
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Chester, 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 Tomlinson Psd-Newell 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.