East Pendleton Water District, KY
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.74 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.
East Pendleton Water District at a glance
East Pendleton Water District serves about 5,515 people through 2,414 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 Pendleton County, Kentucky. EPA system ID: KY0960112; phone on file: 859-786-9769. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
East Pendleton Water District's lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (3.7 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for East Pendleton Water District is 3.7 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 2.74 ppb |
| 2022 | 3.7 ppb |
| 2020 | 3.7 ppb |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
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. East Pendleton Water District's 2.74 ppb sits at the 78th percentile in Kentucky and the 79th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
4 other systems share Pendleton County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than East Pendleton Water District. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Falmouth Water Department | 3,861 | 11 ppb |
| Pendleton Co Water District #1/South | 3,713 | 4.69 ppb |
| Pendleton Co Water District #1 / North | 1,485 | 0 (not detected) |
| Butler Water Works | 980 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Falmouth, KY
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Falmouth, 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 East Pendleton 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.