Lexington Water Systems, TN
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1 ppb (monitoring period 2026-2028). 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
Lexington Water Systems serves about 26,322 people through 10,445 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Henderson County, Tennessee. EPA system ID: TN0000402; phone on file: 731-307-6013. 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 2025 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Lexington Water Systems is 6.3 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2028 | 1 ppb |
| 2025 | 1 ppb |
| 2022 | 1 ppb |
| 2019 | 0.5 ppb |
| 2016 | 6.3 ppb |
How Lexington Water Systems compares
Of the 453 Tennessee systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 0 are over 15 ppb right now and 10 have gone over at some point. Lexington Water Systems's 1 ppb sits at the 69th percentile in Tennessee and the 56th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Henderson County
2 other systems share Henderson County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Lexington Water Systems. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Scotts Hill Water System | 4,579 | 0.7 ppb |
| Sardis Water System | 1,134 | 0.2 ppb |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Lexington, TN 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 Lexington Water Systems 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.