Hanover College, IN
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 4.58 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2026). 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.
About Hanover College
Hanover College serves about 1,250 people through 109 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Jefferson County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5239010; phone on file: 812-866-7061. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Lead results over time
That is up 2.65 ppb from 1.93 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Hanover College is 4.6 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 4.58 ppb |
| 2025 | 1.93 ppb |
| 2024 | 3.19 ppb |
| 2021 | 4.4 ppb |
| 2018 | 4.6 ppb |
How Hanover College 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. Hanover College's 4.58 ppb sits at the 88th percentile in Indiana and the 89th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
6 other systems share Jefferson County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Hanover College. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Madison Water Department | 15,323 | 1.8 ppb |
| Kent Water Company | 6,750 | 1.89 ppb |
| Canaan Utilities | 4,428 | 2.22 ppb |
| Hanover Water Department | 2,597 | 2.73 ppb |
| Rykers Ridge Water Company | 2,050 | 2.3 ppb |
| Madison State Hospital | 1,375 | 1.94 ppb |
Next steps for Hanover, IN
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Hanover, 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 Hanover College 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.