Estill Co Water District, KY
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2 ppb (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. 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.
About Estill Co Water District
Estill Co Water District serves about 9,501 people through 4,691 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 Estill County, Kentucky. EPA system ID: KY0330123; phone on file: 606-723-3795. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is up 2 ppb from 0 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Estill Co Water District is 4 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 ppb |
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 4 ppb |
| 2017 | 2 ppb |
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. Estill Co Water District's 2 ppb sits at the 71st percentile in Kentucky and the 73rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Estill County
1 other system shares Estill County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Estill Co Water District. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Irvine Municipal Utilities | 5,649 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Irvine,, KY
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Irvine,, 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 Estill 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. 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.