Emmet 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.
Who runs the water here
Emmet Waterworks serves about 550 people through 218 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 Hempstead,Nevada County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000393; phone on file: 870-796-0032. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Other water systems in Hempstead,Nevada County
1 other system shares Hempstead,Nevada County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Bodcaw Rural Water System | 1,430 | - |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Emmet, 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 Emmet 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.