Markle Water Utility, IN
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 2.1 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
Markle Water Utility serves about 1,095 people through 525 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Huntington County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5235006; phone on file: 260-758-3193. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Markle Water Utility's lead record
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Markle Water Utility is 2.1 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 2.1 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. Markle Water Utility's 2.1 ppb sits at the 69th percentile in Indiana and the 74th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
6 other systems share Huntington County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Markle Water Utility. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Huntington Water Department | 17,300 | 6.85 ppb |
| Roanoke Water Works | 1,722 | 3.12 ppb |
| Warren Municipal Water Works | 1,237 | 5.8 ppb |
| Andrews Water Department | 1,149 | 11.5 ppb |
| Norwood Regional Water & Sewage | 486 | 0 (not detected) |
| Heritage Pointe | 451 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Markle, 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 Markle Water Utility 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.