West Hardin Wsc, TX
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.73 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.
About West Hardin Wsc
West Hardin Wsc serves about 4,630 people through 1,774 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Hardin County, Texas. EPA system ID: TX1000055; phone on file: 936-274-5011. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
West Hardin Wsc's lead record
Against the period ending 2025 (0.8 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for West Hardin Wsc is 2.8 ppb across 17 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0.73 ppb |
| 2025 | 0.8 ppb |
| 2024 | 1 ppb |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 2.06 ppb |
| 2018 | 1.74 ppb |
| 2017 | 2.8 ppb |
| 2016 | 1.4 ppb |
Where this result ranks
Of the 4,447 Texas systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0.28 ppb; 15 are over 15 ppb right now and 202 have gone over at some point. West Hardin Wsc's 0.73 ppb sits at the 58th percentile in Texas and the 47th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
20 other systems share Hardin County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than West Hardin Wsc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Lumberton Mud | 31,428 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Silsbee | 10,026 | 0 (not detected) |
| North Hardin Wsc | 7,755 | 0 (not detected) |
| Wildwood Resort City | 1,992 | 0.86 ppb |
| City Of Kountze | 1,981 | 0 (not detected) |
| City Of Sour Lake | 1,813 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hardin County Wcid 1 | 1,256 | 0 (not detected) |
| Countrywood Water System | 431 | 0 (not detected) |
| Enchanted Forest | 358 | 0 (not detected) |
| Breakaway Trails Subdivision | 121 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Saratoga, TX 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 West Hardin Wsc whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1610 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.