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Lead in Arkansas drinking water

620 community water systems tested

7.4%
of tested systems exceeded the lead action level
(46/620)

Lead is a neurotoxin with no known safe level. It usually enters water from old service lines and household plumbing rather than the source, so results vary system to system. The EPA acts when the 90th-percentile sample exceeds 0.015 mg/L.

Water systems

Lead value per system, LCR compliance samples. EPA action level — 0.015 mg/L at the 90th percentile. Systems that exceeded the lead action level are highlighted and listed first. “Not detected” means the contaminant was measured but not found.
SystemCityPopulationLead (mg/L)
OAKHILLS SURB IMPROVMENT DIST 133 0.2778 mg/L
TRI COUNTY RWDD -MOORES CHAPEL 3,112 0.2000 mg/L
DIERKS WATER WORKS 1,317 0.1064 mg/L
PLEASANT VIEW WATER FAC BOARD 1,708 0.0836 mg/L
COTTONWOOD WATER ASSOCIATION 820 0.0670 mg/L
CENTRAL ARKANSAS WATER PARON 2,025 0.0632 mg/L
NEW LONDON WATER ASSOCIATION 850 0.0630 mg/L
WYE MOUNTAIN WATER ASSOCIATION 1,963 0.0509 mg/L
NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION 710 0.0470 mg/L
SOUTHERN HILLS WATER SYSTEM 25 0.0470 mg/L
HARRISON WATERWORKS 17,455 0.0442 mg/L
HOUSTON WATERWORKS 650 0.0430 mg/L
RUSSELL WATERWORKS 461 0.0385 mg/L
HAVANA WATERWORKS 1,411 0.0342 mg/L
SOUTH PIKE CO WATER 755 0.0340 mg/L
COMMUNITY WATER SYSTEM 18,628 0.0329 mg/L
DELIGHT WATERWORKS 1,577 0.0312 mg/L
FCMTC WATERWORKS 500 0.0309 mg/L
OLA WATERWORKS 1,204 0.0302 mg/L
LOCKESBURG WATERWORKS 739 0.0300 mg/L
LEOLA WATERWORKS 564 0.0272 mg/L
CENTRAL LOGAN COUNTY PWFB 1,268 0.0264 mg/L
VILONIA WATERWORKS 24,690 0.0240 mg/L
TILLAR WATERWORKS 225 0.0240 mg/L
GUY WATERWORKS 2,438 0.0236 mg/L
KEISER WATERWORKS 810 0.0235 mg/L
OZARK WATERWORKS 4,368 0.0233 mg/L
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WATER SYSTEM 2,335 0.0230 mg/L
LAKE FOREST SUBORDINATE DIST 125 0.0230 mg/L
EAST MONROE COUNTY WATER USERS 730 0.0228 mg/L
LITTLE RIVER COUNTRY CLUB 120 0.0228 mg/L
GUION WATER DEPARTMENT 249 0.0219 mg/L
ALTUS WATERWORKS 1,820 0.0214 mg/L
CASH WATERWORKS 342 0.0208 mg/L
NAIL-SWAIN WATER ASSOCIATION 970 0.0208 mg/L
MURFREESBORO WATERWORKS 1,645 0.0197 mg/L
TOAD SUCK PUBLIC FACILITY BD 1,340 0.0191 mg/L
WALDO WATERWORKS 1,630 0.0180 mg/L
SEVIER CO WATER ASSOCIATION 5,365 0.0180 mg/L
PRATTSVILLE WATERWORKS 1,341 0.0178 mg/L
GARLAND WATERWORKS 342 0.0173 mg/L
ALTHEIMER WATERWORKS 765 0.0168 mg/L
GRADY WATERWORKS 313 0.0165 mg/L
MARIANNA WATERWORKS 3,238 0.0156 mg/L
LEE COUNTY WATER ASSOCIATION 3,770 0.0155 mg/L
ADC EAST ARKANSAS REGIONAL 1,650 0.0152 mg/L
DEQUEEN WATER WORK 6,105 0.0150 mg/L
KROOKED KREEK WATER ASSN 2,250 0.0150 mg/L
WEST HELENA WATER WORKS 5,693 0.0148 mg/L
CASA WATER DEPT 1,500 0.0145 mg/L
DEVALLS BLUFF WATERWORKS 600 0.0144 mg/L
GREASY VALLEY WPFB LOGAN CO. 700 0.0143 mg/L
MT SHERMAN WATER ASSOCIATION 903 0.0142 mg/L
JONESBORO WATER SYSTEM 81,888 0.0141 mg/L
MARION WATERWORKS 13,032 0.0141 mg/L
EUREKA SPRINGS WATERWORKS 4,053 0.0138 mg/L
PORTLAND WATERWORKS 625 0.0136 mg/L
WASHINGTON WATER SYSTEM 142 0.0134 mg/L
ODEN-PENCIL BLUFF WATER ASSN 393 0.0134 mg/L
NORTH EAST PUBLIC WATER AUTH 4,690 0.0133 mg/L
BIGELOW WATERWORKS 605 0.0133 mg/L
WEST WOODRUFF WATER DISTRICT 398 0.0132 mg/L
FULTON WATERWORKS 379 0.0132 mg/L
ALICIA WATER SYSTEM 146 0.0128 mg/L
CRESTWOOD MOBILE HOME PARK 48 0.0128 mg/L
TRI-COUNTY WATER DISTBR DIST 20,394 0.0124 mg/L
HORATIO WATERWORKS 1,278 0.0124 mg/L
BRADLEY CO RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION 1,163 0.0124 mg/L
LAWSON-URBANA WATER ASSOC 1,108 0.0123 mg/L
PICKENS WATERWORKS 49 0.0123 mg/L
S P G WATER ASSOCIATION 1,730 0.0122 mg/L
GRAND PRAIRIE BAYOU 2 PWA 13,519 0.0120 mg/L
WILMOT WATERWORKS 416 0.0120 mg/L
HARMONY GROVE WATER ASSOC 2,192 0.0118 mg/L
BEARDEN WATERWORKS 2,511 0.0117 mg/L
CLARK COUNTY COUNTRY WATER FACILITIES 2,403 0.0117 mg/L
SUNSET WATER ASSOCIATION 710 0.0116 mg/L
FOUNTAIN HILL WATERWORKS 1,028 0.0115 mg/L
VALLEY SPRINGS WATERWORKS 3,400 0.0114 mg/L
BEAVERFORK PWA 4,220 0.0113 mg/L
KIBLER WATER SYSTEM 1,815 0.0113 mg/L
CAMP ROBINSON 1,500 0.0112 mg/L
BROOKLAND WATERWORKS 4,283 0.0110 mg/L
BRUNNER HILL WATER ASSOC 1,265 0.0110 mg/L
BUENA VISTA-OGEMAW WATER ASSOCIATION 384 0.0108 mg/L
MOUNTAINBURG WATER AND SEWER 1,052 0.0108 mg/L
FURLOW PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY 3,073 0.0108 mg/L
DENNING WATERWORKS 712 0.0108 mg/L
WABBASEKA WATERWORKS 286 0.0108 mg/L
MARVELL WATERWORKS 1,035 0.0108 mg/L
GRUBBS WATERWORKS 823 0.0108 mg/L
MARKED TREE WATERWORKS 2,610 0.0106 mg/L
MC CRORY WATERWORKS 1,736 0.0106 mg/L
PEACH ORCHARD WATERWORKS 168 0.0106 mg/L
MOUNTAIN TOP WATER ASSOCIATION 9,253 0.0105 mg/L
MC GEHEE WATERWORKS 3,849 0.0105 mg/L
MOUNT IDA WATERWORKS 3,218 0.0105 mg/L
HOLLY GROVE WATERWORKS 1,557 0.0105 mg/L
SALINE CO WW SS PFB 2,538 0.0104 mg/L
OZARK ACRES WATER ASSOCIATION 830 0.0104 mg/L