Judy Water Association, KY
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 5.78 ppb (monitoring period 2024-2026). 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 Judy Water Association
Judy Water Association serves about 5,539 people through 2,080 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws surface water, in Montgomery County, Kentucky. EPA system ID: KY0870147; phone on file: 859-498-4809. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Judy Water Association's lead record
That is down 6.22 ppb from 12 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Judy Water Association is 12 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 5.78 ppb |
| 2023 | 12 ppb over 10 |
| 2020 | 8 ppb |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
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. Judy Water Association's 5.78 ppb sits at the 95th percentile in Kentucky and the 92nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
6 other systems share Montgomery County; 1 of them has a higher latest lead result than Judy Water Association. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Fort Campbell Water System | 43,270 | 1 ppb |
| Mt Sterling Water Works | 16,391 | 0 (not detected) |
| Jeffersonville Water System | 5,335 | 0 (not detected) |
| Reid Village Water District | 2,545 | 5 ppb |
| Levee Rd Water Association Inc | 2,471 | 6 ppb |
| Montgomery Co Water District #1 | 2,082 | 3 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Mt. Sterling, 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 Judy 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.