Dana Water Works, IN
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. 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.
Who runs the water here
Dana Water Works serves about 660 people through 260 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 Vermillion County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5283005; phone on file: 812-466-4889. 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 Dana Water Works is 0 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
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. Dana Water Works's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 15th percentile in Indiana and the 24th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
10 other systems share Vermillion County; 6 of them have a higher latest lead result than Dana Water Works. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Clinton Water Utility | 4,773 | 6.8 ppb |
| Clinton Township Water Company | 2,300 | 2 ppb |
| Fairview Park Water Utilities | 1,386 | 3 ppb |
| Cayuga Water Department | 1,162 | 2 ppb |
| St. Bernice Water Corp. | 750 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hillsdale Water Corporation | 735 | 0 (not detected) |
| Newport Water Works | 495 | 3 ppb |
| Universal Water Works | 473 | 1.4 ppb |
| Perrysville Water Works | 470 | - |
| Vermillion Rise Mega Park | 135 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Dana, IN
Look up your address in Dana Water Works'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 Dana 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. 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.