Cambridge City Municipal Water Works, IN
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3.2 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). 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 Cambridge City Municipal Water Works
Cambridge City Municipal Water Works serves about 1,900 people through 985 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 groundwater, in Wayne County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5289002; phone on file: 765-478-5611. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Cambridge City Municipal Water Works is 3.2 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.2 ppb |
Against other Indiana systems
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. Cambridge City Municipal Water Works's 3.2 ppb sits at the 82nd percentile in Indiana and the 84th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
11 other systems share Wayne County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Cambridge City Municipal Water Works. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana American Water - Richmond | 41,485 | 4 ppb |
| Centerville Water Works | 2,533 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hagerstown Municipal Water Works | 1,700 | 6.5 ppb |
| Dublin Municipal Water Works | 790 | 3.2 ppb |
| Fountain City Water Works | 735 | 1.4 ppb |
| Milton Water Works | 650 | 0 (not detected) |
| Richmond Mobile Home Park | 150 | 0 (not detected) |
| Len-Del Mobile Home Court | 100 | 0.7 ppb |
| Woodview Mobile Home Park | 100 | 0 (not detected) |
| Country Retreat Mhc, Llc | 35 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Cambridge 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 Cambridge City Municipal Water Works 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.