Cushman Water System, 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 Cushman Water System
Cushman Water System serves about 1,423 people through 568 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 Independence County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000249; phone on file: 870-966-3660. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Neighbouring systems
8 other systems share Independence County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Batesville Water Utilities | 15,621 | 1 ppb |
| Southside Pub Water Authority | 9,108 | 1 ppb |
| Rock Moore Water Authority | 3,462 | 1 ppb |
| Pfeiffer Water Authority | 3,343 | 1 ppb |
| Dota Public Water Authority | 2,722 | - |
| Newark Waterworks | 1,091 | - |
| Magness Water Association | 391 | - |
| Oil Trough Waterworks | 235 | - |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Batesville, 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 Cushman Water System 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.