Dorcheat 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.
Who runs the water here
Dorcheat Water Association serves about 1,860 people through 740 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is privately owned and draws groundwater, in Columbia County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000714; phone on file: 870-696-4001. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Nearby utilities
11 other systems share Columbia County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Waterworks | 11,657 | 2 ppb |
| Lakeside Water Association | 1,876 | - |
| Waldo Waterworks | 1,630 | - |
| Walker Water Association | 1,182 | - |
| Emerson Waterworks | 1,145 | - |
| Mc Neil Rural Water Assoc | 900 | - |
| Taylor Waterworks | 566 | - |
| Walkerville Water Association | 547 | - |
| Mc Neil Waterworks | 515 | - |
| Village Water Association | 412 | - |
Next steps for Magnolia, AR
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Magnolia, 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 Dorcheat 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. What a 90th-percentile result does and does not tell you: how to read a lead result. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.