And-Tro Water Authority - District 1, IN
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.15 ppb (monitoring period 2022-2024). 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 And-Tro Water Authority - District 1
And-Tro Water Authority - District 1 serves about 2,833 people through 1,133 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Perry County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5262001; phone on file: 812-836-2020. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Lead results over time
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for And-Tro Water Authority - District 1 is 1.15 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.15 ppb |
How And-Tro Water Authority - District 1 compares
Of the 687 Indiana systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1.31 ppb; 6 are over 15 ppb right now and 36 have gone over at some point. And-Tro Water Authority - District 1's 1.15 ppb sits at the 46th percentile in Indiana and the 58th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
5 other systems share Perry County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than And-Tro Water Authority - District 1. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Tell City Water Department | 9,315 | 1.3 ppb |
| And-Tro Water Authority - District 2 | 1,798 | 1.16 ppb |
| Cannelton Utilities | 1,658 | 0 (not detected) |
| Troy Water Utility | 1,223 | 0 (not detected) |
| Troy Township Water Association | 700 | 2.75 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Tell City, IN 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 And-Tro Water Authority - District 1 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.