Fortville Water Works, IN
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 7.96 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2025). 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.
Fortville Water Works at a glance
Fortville Water Works serves about 7,638 people through 3,657 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 groundwater, in Hancock County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5230003; phone on file: 317-485-5432. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is up 5.46 ppb from 2.5 ppb in the period ending 2022. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Fortville Water Works is 7.96 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 7.96 ppb |
| 2022 | 2.5 ppb |
| 2019 | 5.4 ppb |
| 2016 | 4.1 ppb |
How Fortville Water Works 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. Fortville Water Works's 7.96 ppb sits at the 96th percentile in Indiana and the 96th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
6 other systems share Hancock County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Fortville Water Works. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Greenfield Water Utility | 26,671 | 0.59 ppb |
| Ninestar Connect - Gem Water | 1,837 | 1.9 ppb |
| Philly Estates Llc | 190 | 4.6 ppb |
| Arrowhead Mobile Home Park | 65 | 4.3 ppb |
| Heartland Resort | 65 | 0 (not detected) |
| Cade Apartments | 50 | 3.2 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Fortville, IN 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 Fortville Water Works 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.