Big Flat Waterworks, 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.
Big Flat Waterworks at a glance
Big Flat Waterworks serves about 523 people through 208 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 Baxter County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000026; phone on file: 870-448-5954. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Neighbouring systems
15 other systems share Baxter County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain Home Waterworks | 19,618 | 2 ppb |
| North East Public Water Auth | 4,665 | 2 ppb |
| Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority | 4,344 | 4 ppb |
| Gassville Waterworks | 2,058 | - |
| Brunner Hill Public Water Authority | 1,325 | - |
| Cotter Waterworks | 1,233 | - |
| Norfork Waterworks | 1,003 | - |
| Salesville Community Water Association | 715 | - |
| Briarcliff Waterworks | 338 | - |
| Edgewood Bay Water | 308 | - |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Big Flat, 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 Big Flat Waterworks 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.