Barkada Water Association, AR
No lead results on file with EPA
Latest 90th-percentile lead: no result on file. The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. EPA's database has no Lead and Copper Rule results for this system. Without them there is nothing to go on, so a tap test is the only way to know.
About Barkada Water Association
Barkada Water Association serves about 403 people through 170 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Drew County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000785; phone on file: 870-723-3745. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Neighbouring systems
10 other systems share Drew County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Monticello Water Department | 8,442 | 1 ppb |
| Selma Water Association | 1,600 | - |
| Lacey-Ladelle Water Associatio | 1,438 | - |
| Bowser Water Assn | 635 | - |
| Green Hill-Brooks Chapel Water | 597 | - |
| Enon Water Association | 488 | - |
| Winchester Waterworks | 457 | - |
| Wilmar Waterworks | 400 | - |
| Tillar Waterworks | 225 | - |
| Collins Water Association | 214 | - |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Wilmar, AR 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 Barkada Water Association 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.