E Daviess Co Water Assoc Inc, KY
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3.61 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.
Who runs the water here
E Daviess Co Water Assoc Inc serves about 11,997 people through 5,766 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Daviess County, Kentucky. EPA system ID: KY0300109; phone on file: 270-281-5187. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
E Daviess Co Water Assoc Inc's lead record
That is up 3.61 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for E Daviess Co Water Assoc Inc is 3.61 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 3.61 ppb |
| 2020 | 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. E Daviess Co Water Assoc Inc's 3.61 ppb sits at the 89th percentile in Kentucky and the 86th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
4 other systems share Daviess County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than E Daviess Co Water Assoc Inc. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Owensboro Municipal Utilities | 60,473 | 0 (not detected) |
| Daviess Co Water District | 33,655 | 0 (not detected) |
| Whitesville Water Works | 3,672 | 0 (not detected) |
| North Mclean Co Water District | 2,934 | 3 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Knottsville, KY 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 E Daviess Co Water Assoc Inc 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.