Palmyra Water Works, IN
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2023-2025). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
About Palmyra Water Works
Palmyra Water Works serves about 4,425 people through 1,770 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Harrison County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5231004; phone on file: 812-267-2060. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Palmyra Water Works's lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Palmyra Water Works is 1 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2022 | 1 ppb |
| 2019 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2016 | 1 ppb |
Against other Indiana systems
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. Palmyra Water Works's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 29th percentile in Indiana and the 34th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
5 other systems share Harrison County; 2 of them have a higher latest lead result than Palmyra Water Works. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Ramsey Water Company, Inc. | 16,475 | 0 (not detected) |
| South Harrison Water Corporation | 9,057 | 1.37 ppb |
| Corydon Water Works | 5,716 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Elizabeth | 4,450 | 0 (not detected) |
| Lanesville Water Works | 1,009 | 7.11 ppb |
Next steps for Palmyra, IN
Look up your address in Palmyra Water Works's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Palmyra Water Works 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.