West Fairlee Mhp, VT
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2023-2025). 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 West Fairlee Mhp
West Fairlee Mhp serves about 50 people through 18 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Orange County, Vermont. EPA system ID: VT0005353; phone on file: 802-795-0042. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
West Fairlee Mhp's lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for West Fairlee Mhp is 1 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 1 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 372 Vermont systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.4 ppb; 7 are over 15 ppb right now and 65 have gone over at some point. West Fairlee Mhp's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 4th percentile in Vermont and the 4th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
17 other systems share Orange County; 9 of them have a higher latest lead result than West Fairlee Mhp. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Randolph Village | 2,700 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bradford Village Water System | 1,512 | 3.1 ppb |
| Randolph Center Water System | 1,138 | 1.5 ppb |
| Williamstown Water Dept | 985 | 2.7 ppb |
| Fairlee Town Water | 967 | 0 (not detected) |
| Wells River Water System | 490 | 0 (not detected) |
| Newbury Village Inc | 480 | 1.6 ppb |
| Chelsea Water System | 450 | 5.6 ppb |
| Mobile Acres Mhp | 252 | 0 (not detected) |
| East Thetford Water Co | 250 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Wilder, VT
Look up your address in West Fairlee Mhp'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 West Fairlee Mhp 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.