Wildcat Highlands, IN
Exceeded the action level in the past
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 result is under the action level, but this system has gone over 15 ppb before. Lead comes from pipes, not the source water, so a home with a lead service line can still be exposed. Test your own tap.
Who runs the water here
Wildcat Highlands serves about 360 people through 120 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Tippecanoe County, Indiana. EPA system ID: IN5279026; phone on file: 765-413-9932. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2025 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Wildcat Highlands is 59 ppb across 6 monitoring periods, 1 of them over the 15 ppb action level.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2025 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2024 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 59 ppb over 15 |
How Wildcat Highlands compares
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. Wildcat Highlands's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 11th percentile in Indiana and the 20th nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Nearby utilities
10 other systems share Tippecanoe County; 3 of them have a higher latest lead result than Wildcat Highlands. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Lafayette Water Works | 70,835 | 0.47 ppb |
| Purdue Univ. Water Works | 50,000 | 0 (not detected) |
| Indiana American Water - West Lafayette | 35,533 | 0 (not detected) |
| Battle Ground Water District | 1,940 | 0 (not detected) |
| Dayton Water Utility | 1,420 | 0 (not detected) |
| Clarks Hill Water Works | 660 | 1.61 ppb |
| Shadeland Mobile Home Park | 200 | 0 (not detected) |
| Modernaire Trailer Court | 105 | 0 (not detected) |
| Royal Oaks Estates Llc | 95 | 0 (not detected) |
| Kings Ridge Homeowners Association | 90 | 0.63 ppb |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Chalmers, 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 Wildcat Highlands whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do. Its latest copper 90th percentile is 1390 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. Why an old exceedance still matters: over the limit before, under it now.