Francisco Water Department, IN
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.38 ppb (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. 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
Francisco Water Department serves about 900 people through 360 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Gibson County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5226002; phone on file: 812-259-5045. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Francisco Water Department's lead record
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Francisco Water Department is 0.38 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0.38 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. Francisco Water Department's 0.38 ppb sits at the 35th percentile in Indiana and the 42nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
8 other systems share Gibson County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Francisco Water Department. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Princeton Water Department | 10,875 | 2 ppb |
| Gibson Water Authority | 4,835 | 0 (not detected) |
| Fort Branch Water Department | 4,020 | 0 (not detected) |
| Oakland City Water Department | 2,938 | 0 (not detected) |
| Owensville Water Works | 2,148 | 0 (not detected) |
| Haubstadt Water Department | 1,600 | 4.4 ppb |
| Patoka Water & Electric | 750 | 0 (not detected) |
| Hazleton Water Department | 288 | 1 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Francisco, 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 Francisco Water Department 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.