Wind Shadows Circle Mhp, NC
Exceeded the action level in the past
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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
Wind Shadows Circle Mhp serves about 72 people through 36 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Buncombe County, North Carolina. EPA system ID: NC0111127; phone on file: 828-697-0063. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is down 1.23 ppb from 1.23 ppb in the period ending 2024. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Wind Shadows Circle Mhp is 120 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, 2 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 1.23 ppb |
| 2024 | 9 ppb |
| 2023 | 120 ppb over 15 |
| 2022 | 20 ppb over 15 |
| 2016 | 3 ppb |
Against other North Carolina systems
Of the 1,925 North Carolina systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 5 are over 15 ppb right now and 75 have gone over at some point. Wind Shadows Circle Mhp's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 12th percentile in North Carolina and the 6th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Buncombe County
28 other systems share Buncombe County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Wind Shadows Circle Mhp. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Asheville City Of | 157,431 | 0 (not detected) |
| Black Mountain, Town Of | 11,976 | 0 (not detected) |
| Woodfin Sanitary Water And Sewer | 10,122 | 0 (not detected) |
| Weaverville, Town Of | 8,359 | 0 (not detected) |
| Biltmore Forest, Town Of | 1,356 | 0 (not detected) |
| Royal Gorge Water Utility | 950 | 0 (not detected) |
| Bent Creek Water System | 800 | 0 (not detected) |
| Montreat Water System | 798 | 4 ppb |
| Christmount Christian Assembly | 250 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mount Pisgah Academy | 210 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Hendersonville, NC
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Hendersonville, NC 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 Wind Shadows Circle 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. What a 90th-percentile result does and does not tell you: how to read a lead result. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.