Deer Run Water Company, 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
Deer Run Water Company serves about 119 people through 55 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 Sharp County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000685; 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
6 other systems share Sharp County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Hardy Waterworks | 1,101 | - |
| Ozark Acres Water Association | 830 | - |
| Evening Shade Waterworks | 750 | - |
| Gentryville Public Water Auth | 469 | - |
| Sidney Water System | 350 | - |
| Williford Waterworks | 80 | - |
What to do in your house
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 Deer Run Water Company 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.