Rutledge, Town Of, AL
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2024-2026). 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
Rutledge, Town Of serves about 789 people through 263 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 Crenshaw County, Alabama. EPA system ID: AL0000392; phone on file: 334-335-6624. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
That is down 5.1 ppb from 5.1 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Rutledge, Town Of is 5.1 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 5.1 ppb |
| 2020 | 3.8 ppb |
| 2017 | 5 ppb |
How Rutledge, Town Of compares
Of the 542 Alabama systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 0 ppb; 1 are over 15 ppb right now and 11 have gone over at some point. Rutledge, Town Of's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 9th percentile in Alabama and the 25th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Crenshaw County
6 other systems share Crenshaw County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Rutledge, Town Of. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Quint-Mar Water Authority | 8,706 | 0 (not detected) |
| South Crenshaw County Water Authority | 6,075 | 0 (not detected) |
| Luverne, Ww&Sb Of The City Of | 3,903 | 4.4 ppb |
| Brantley, Town Of | 1,458 | 5.1 ppb |
| Dozier Water Works,Town Of | 498 | 7.5 ppb |
| Glenwood Water Works | 318 | 2.5 ppb |
Next steps for Rutledge, AL
Look up your address in Rutledge, Town Of'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 Rutledge, Town Of 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.