Emerald Ii, 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
Emerald Ii serves about 98 people through 60 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Shelby County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5273005; phone on file: 260-797-2375. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Emerald Ii's lead record
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Emerald Ii is 0 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
How Emerald Ii compares
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. Emerald Ii's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 7th percentile in Indiana and the 9th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Shelby County
7 other systems share Shelby County; 5 of them have a higher latest lead result than Emerald Ii. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Indiana American Water - Shelbyville | 19,093 | 1 ppb |
| Morristown Water Department | 1,218 | 1.85 ppb |
| Waldron Conservancy District | 800 | 1.48 ppb |
| Creekside Mobile Home Park | 75 | 0 (not detected) |
| Woodland Village Mobile Home Park | 58 | 0 (not detected) |
| Suburban Court Apartments | 53 | 1.2 ppb |
| Shelbys Landing | 27 | 3 ppb |
Your move
Look up your address in Emerald Ii'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 Emerald Ii 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.