Fordyce Rural Water Assoc, 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 Fordyce Rural Water Assoc
Fordyce Rural Water Assoc serves about 1,274 people through 578 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 Dallas County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000635; phone on file: 870-352-8711. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Neighbouring systems
4 other systems share Dallas County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Fordyce Water Co | 3,191 | 1 ppb |
| Sparkman Waterworks | 1,325 | - |
| Tulip-Princeton Water Assn | 1,083 | - |
| Carthage Water And Sewer | 345 | - |
Next steps for Fordyce, AR
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Fordyce, 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 Fordyce Rural Water Assoc 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.