And-Tro Water Authority - District 2, IN
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.16 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 2
And-Tro Water Authority - District 2 serves about 1,798 people through 719 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Perry County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5262003; phone on file: 812-836-2020. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is up 1.16 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2021. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for And-Tro Water Authority - District 2 is 1.16 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.16 ppb |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
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 2's 1.16 ppb sits at the 46th percentile in Indiana and the 58th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
5 other systems share Perry County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than And-Tro Water Authority - District 2. 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 1 | 2,833 | 1.15 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 2 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.