Galveston Water Works, IN
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.86 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.
About Galveston Water Works
Galveston Water Works serves about 1,258 people through 639 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 groundwater, in Cass County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5209003; phone on file: 574-699-6440. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Galveston Water Works's lead record
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Galveston Water Works is 1.86 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.86 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. Galveston Water Works's 1.86 ppb sits at the 61st percentile in Indiana and the 68th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Cass County
5 other systems share Cass County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Galveston Water Works. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Logansport Municipal Utility-Well Field | 18,369 | 3.4 ppb |
| Walton Water Works | 1,040 | 1.21 ppb |
| Royal Center Water Utility | 861 | 1.5 ppb |
| Anoka Acres Mobile Home Park | 127 | 2.9 ppb |
| Lake Cicott Shores | 94 | 0.89 ppb |
Next steps for Galveston, IN
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Galveston, 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 Galveston 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.