Greenville Utilities Commission, KY
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (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. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
About Greenville Utilities Commission
Greenville Utilities Commission serves about 5,649 people through 2,256 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 Muhlenberg County, Kentucky. EPA system ID: KY0890170; phone on file: 270-338-2642. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2021 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Greenville Utilities Commission is 0 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2021 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
How Greenville Utilities Commission 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. Greenville Utilities Commission's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 31st percentile in Kentucky and the 35th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Muhlenberg County
4 other systems share Muhlenberg County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Greenville Utilities Commission. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Muhlenberg Co Water District | 16,845 | 0 (not detected) |
| Muhlenberg Co Water District #3 | 7,075 | 0 (not detected) |
| Central City Water & Sewer | 5,601 | 0 (not detected) |
| Drakesboro Water Department | 888 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Greenville, KY
Look up your address in Greenville Utilities Commission's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Greenville Utilities Commission 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.