Fleming Co Water Association, 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.
Who runs the water here
Fleming Co Water Association serves about 9,693 people through 4,481 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Fleming County, Kentucky. EPA system ID: KY0350133; phone on file: 606-845-3981. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2023 (3 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Fleming Co Water Association is 4.9 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 2 ppb |
| 2023 | 3 ppb |
| 2020 | 4 ppb |
| 2017 | 4.9 ppb |
| 2016 | 4 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. Fleming Co Water Association's 2 ppb sits at the 72nd percentile in Kentucky and the 73rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
2 other systems share Fleming County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Fleming Co Water Association. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Flemingsburg Utility System | 4,583 | 6 ppb |
| Greater Fleming Co Wt Comm | 25 | - |
Next steps for Flemingsburg, KY
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Flemingsburg, 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 Fleming Co Water Association 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.