Va American Water Jetty'S Reach Iii, VA
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1 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
Va American Water Jetty'S Reach Iii serves about 25 people through 13 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Northumberland County, Virginia. EPA system ID: VA4133420; phone on file: 804-446-9822. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Va American Water Jetty'S Reach Iii's lead record
Against the period ending 2025 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Va American Water Jetty'S Reach Iii is 1 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 1 ppb |
| 2025 | 1 ppb |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 1 ppb |
Against other Virginia systems
Of the 996 Virginia systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 59 have gone over at some point. Va American Water Jetty'S Reach Iii's 1 ppb sits at the 58th percentile in Virginia and the 50th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
38 other systems share Northumberland County; 16 of them have a higher latest lead result than Va American Water Jetty'S Reach Iii. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Quarter Shores | 726 | 1 ppb |
| Reedville, Town Of | 480 | 2.15 ppb |
| Sherwood Forest Shores | 421 | 0 (not detected) |
| Callao | 393 | 1.32 ppb |
| Indian Creek Estates | 318 | 0.74 ppb |
| Heathsville | 306 | 1.36 ppb |
| Chesapeake Bay Estates | 288 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mallard Bay Subdivision | 264 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lottsburg | 201 | 2.9 ppb |
| White Sand Harbour | 200 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Hopewell, VA
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Hopewell, VA 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 Va American Water Jetty'S Reach Iii 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.