Patoka Water Company, Inc., IN
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2026-2026). 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.
Who runs the water here
Patoka Water Company, Inc. serves about 1,038 people through 415 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 surface water, in Crawford County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5213007; phone on file: 812-568-9709. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is down 3.41 ppb from 3.41 ppb in the period ending 2025. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Patoka Water Company, Inc. is 8 ppb across 5 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 3.41 ppb |
| 2024 | 6.06 ppb |
| 2021 | 2.18 ppb |
| 2018 | 8 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. Patoka Water Company, Inc.'s reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 19th percentile in Indiana and the 27th 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 Crawford County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Patoka Water Company, Inc.. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Crawford County Water Company, Inc. | 2,678 | 0 (not detected) |
| Blue River Regional Water District | 2,000 | 2.57 ppb |
| English Water Works | 886 | 0 (not detected) |
| Grantsburg Rural Water Company | 250 | 1.32 ppb |
| Leavenworth Water Company | 233 | 3.92 ppb |
Your move
Look up your address in Patoka Water Company, Inc.'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 Patoka Water Company, Inc. whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1440 ppb (copper action level 1,300 ppb).
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.