Farmdale Water District, KY
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.61 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.
Who runs the water here
Farmdale Water District serves about 8,203 people through 2,763 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 Franklin County, Kentucky. EPA system ID: KY0370128; phone on file: 502-316-1544. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2023 (2 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Farmdale Water District is 3 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2.61 ppb |
| 2023 | 2 ppb |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 3 ppb |
How Farmdale Water District compares
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. Farmdale Water District's 2.61 ppb sits at the 77th percentile in Kentucky and the 79th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
3 other systems share Franklin County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Farmdale Water District. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Frankfort Plant Board | 52,153 | 2 ppb |
| Peaks Mill Water District | 3,268 | 0 (not detected) |
| Elkhorn Water District | 1,590 | 2 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Frankfort, 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 Farmdale 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.