Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District, KY
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
About Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District
Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District serves about 9,571 people through 3,924 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Livingston County, Kentucky. EPA system ID: KY0700532; phone on file: 270-988-2680. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District's lead record
Against the period ending 2023 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District is 0 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other Kentucky systems
Of the 367 Kentucky systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 0 are over 15 ppb right now and 4 have gone over at some point. Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 41st percentile in Kentucky and the 37th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Livingston County
4 other systems share Livingston County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Rivers Water System | 3,980 | 0 (not detected) |
| Ledbetter Water District | 2,729 | 1.2 ppb |
| Salem Municipal Water System | 1,241 | 0 (not detected) |
| Smithland Water & Sewer | 989 | 2.1 ppb |
Next steps for Salem, KY
Look up your address in Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Crittenden-Livingston Co Water District 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.