Chandler Water Works Department, IN
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 4.87 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2026). 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 Chandler Water Works Department
Chandler Water Works Department serves about 20,120 people through 8,048 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Warrick County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5287002; phone on file: 812-925-6213. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
That is up 2.51 ppb from 2.36 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Chandler Water Works Department is 5.8 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.87 ppb |
| 2023 | 2.36 ppb |
| 2020 | 3.58 ppb |
| 2017 | 5.8 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. Chandler Water Works Department's 4.87 ppb sits at the 89th percentile in Indiana and the 90th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
6 other systems share Warrick County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Chandler Water Works Department. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana American Water - Newburgh | 22,215 | 3 ppb |
| City Of Boonville | 10,260 | 0 (not detected) |
| Tennyson Water Utility | 4,158 | 0.32 ppb |
| Elberfeld Water Department | 2,122 | 0 (not detected) |
| Indiana American Water - Yankeetown | 1,838 | 2 ppb |
| Lynnville Water Works | 1,200 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Chandler, 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 Chandler Water Works Department 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.