Birdseye Water System, IN
No lead results on file with EPA
Latest 90th-percentile lead: no result on file. The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. EPA's database has no Lead and Copper Rule results for this system. Without them there is nothing to go on, so a tap test is the only way to know.
About Birdseye Water System
Birdseye Water System serves about 972 people through 360 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Dubois County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5219001; phone on file: 812-389-2419. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Neighbouring systems
10 other systems share Dubois County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Jasper Municipal Water Utility | 17,440 | 2.89 ppb |
| Patoka Lake Regional Water | 13,503 | 5.6 ppb |
| Dubois Water Utilities | 9,078 | 2.49 ppb |
| Huntingburg Municipal Water | 6,526 | 4.4 ppb |
| Ireland Utilities, Inc. | 4,395 | 0 (not detected) |
| St. Henry Water Corporation | 3,293 | 3.3 ppb |
| Ferdinand Water Department | 2,918 | 5.3 ppb |
| St. Anthony Water Utility | 1,813 | 1.29 ppb |
| Holland Water Works | 1,200 | 2.4 ppb |
| Duff Water Corporation | 825 | 5.4 ppb |
Next steps for Birdseye, IN
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Birdseye, 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 Birdseye Water System 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.