Jackson Co Water Association, KY
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 3 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
Jackson Co Water Association serves about 13,629 people through 6,223 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Jackson County, Kentucky. EPA system ID: KY0550209; phone on file: 606-438-9066. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2021 (4 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Jackson Co Water Association is 4 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 3 ppb |
| 2021 | 4 ppb |
| 2018 | 0 (not detected) |
Against other Kentucky systems
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. Jackson Co Water Association's 3 ppb sits at the 85th percentile in Kentucky and the 83rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Jackson County
2 other systems share Jackson County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Jackson Co Water Association. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Seymour Water Plant, Lp | 1,560 | 8.39 ppb |
| Mckee Water Works | 1,331 | 4 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Mckee, KY 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 Jackson Co Water Association 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.