Redkey Water Plant, IN
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.3 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.
Redkey Water Plant at a glance
Redkey Water Plant serves about 1,323 people through 553 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 Jay County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5238008; phone on file: 765-499-8426. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Redkey Water Plant is 1.3 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2024 | 1.3 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. Redkey Water Plant's 1.3 ppb sits at the 49th percentile in Indiana and the 60th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
3 other systems share Jay County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Redkey Water Plant. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Portland Municipal Water Plant | 6,209 | 1.3 ppb |
| Dunkirk Water Department | 2,305 | 0 (not detected) |
| Pennville Water Company | 706 | 1.1 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Redkey, 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 Redkey Water Plant 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.