Town Of Capon Bridge Inc, WV
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 5 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. The latest result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
Who runs the water here
Town Of Capon Bridge Inc serves about 700 people through 325 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 groundwater, in Hampshire County, West Virginia. EPA system ID: WV3301402; phone on file: 304-838-6108. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Town Of Capon Bridge Inc's lead record
That is up 4.2 ppb from 0.8 ppb in the period ending 2026. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Town Of Capon Bridge Inc is 24 ppb across 22 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 5 ppb |
| 2026 | 0.8 ppb |
| 2025 | 3 ppb |
| 2025 | 9 ppb |
| 2025 | 0.1 ppb |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 4.4 ppb |
| 2022 | 24 ppb over 15 |
| 2021 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2021 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2021 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2020 | 0.82 ppb |
| 2019 | 1.9 ppb |
| 2017 | 1.6 ppb |
| 2016 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other West Virginia systems
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. Town Of Capon Bridge Inc's 5 ppb sits at the 93rd percentile in West Virginia and the 91st nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
6 other systems share Hampshire County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Town Of Capon Bridge Inc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Central Hampshire Psd | 2,274 | 2.5 ppb |
| Romney Water Dept | 1,911 | 3.5 ppb |
| Central Hampshire Psd Green Spring | 1,046 | 1.3 ppb |
| Central Hampshire Psd - Rt 28 | 388 | 1.4 ppb |
| Chpsd-Purgittsville | 205 | - |
| Global Capital Of World Peace | 80 | 7.8 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Capon Bridge, 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 Town Of Capon Bridge Inc whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1380 ppb (copper action level 1,300 ppb).
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. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.