Benton County Water Authority4, 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.
Who runs the water here
Benton County Water Authority4 serves about 673 people through 269 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 surface water, in Benton County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000899; phone on file: 479-877-9364. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Other water systems in Benton County
22 other systems share Benton County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Rogers Water Utilities | 81,443 | 1 ppb |
| Bentonville Water Utilities | 51,250 | 1 ppb |
| Bella Vista Poa | 39,419 | 1.5 ppb |
| Centerton Waterworks | 27,243 | 1 ppb |
| Siloam Springs Waterworks | 23,940 | 1 ppb |
| Pea Ridge Waterworks | 12,795 | 1.7 ppb |
| Gentry Waterworks | 8,870 | 1 ppb |
| Benton County Water District #1 | 6,730 | 1 ppb |
| Cave Springs Waterworks | 5,365 | 1 ppb |
| Gravette Waterworks | 4,900 | 1 ppb |
Next steps for Lowell, AR
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Lowell, 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 Benton County Water Authority4 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.