Vc/Southwest Water System, FL
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.9 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2023). 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
Vc/Southwest Water System serves about 19,672 people through 8,516 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Volusia County, Florida. EPA system ID: FL3641336; phone on file: 386-822-6465. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2020 (2.7 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Vc/Southwest Water System is 2.7 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.9 ppb |
| 2020 | 2.7 ppb |
| 2017 | 2.5 ppb |
Against other Florida systems
Of the 1,481 Florida systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 3 are over 15 ppb right now and 85 have gone over at some point. Vc/Southwest Water System's 1.9 ppb sits at the 70th percentile in Florida and the 69th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
40 other systems share Volusia County; 22 of them have a higher latest lead result than Vc/Southwest Water System. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Daytona Beach, City Of | 87,534 | 3.3 ppb |
| Deltona Water | 81,006 | 0 (not detected) |
| Port Orange, City Of | 71,096 | 2 ppb |
| City Of New Smyrna Beach | 69,409 | 3.3 ppb |
| Ormond Beach | 59,744 | 3.8 ppb |
| Deland, City Of | 50,910 | 2 ppb |
| Edgewater, City Of | 28,552 | 4.9 ppb |
| South Daytona, City Of | 14,435 | 2.1 ppb |
| City Of Holly Hill | 13,108 | 4.1 ppb |
| Orange City Utilities | 12,507 | 3.9 ppb |
Next steps for Deland, FL
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Deland, FL 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 Vc/Southwest Water System 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.