Gurdon Waterworks, AR
Above the new 10 ppb level coming in 2027
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 11.2 ppb (monitoring period 2023-2025). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Under the current 15 ppb rule this is not an exceedance, but it is above the 10 ppb action level that takes over in Nov 2027. Test your own tap; filter if your result shows lead.
About Gurdon Waterworks
Gurdon Waterworks serves about 2,988 people through 1,282 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 Clark County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000087; phone on file: 870-353-2951. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Gurdon Waterworks is 11.2 ppb across 1 monitoring period, none of them over 15 ppb (1 over 10 ppb).
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 11.2 ppb over 10 |
How Gurdon Waterworks compares
Of the 190 Arkansas systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 15 are over 15 ppb right now and 19 have gone over at some point. Gurdon Waterworks's 11.2 ppb sits at the 91st percentile in Arkansas and the 98th nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
8 other systems share Clark County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Gurdon Waterworks. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Arkadelphia Waterworks | 11,855 | 1 ppb |
| Clark County Country Water Facilities | 2,590 | - |
| River Valley Water Assn | 1,207 | - |
| Alpine Water Association | 750 | - |
| Caddo Valley Waterworks | 595 | - |
| Okolona Waterworks | 562 | - |
| Whelen Springs Water Dept | 559 | - |
| Amity Waterworks | 506 | - |
Next steps for Gurdon, AR
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Gurdon, 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 Gurdon 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. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. This system is in the band the 2027 10 ppb rule changes.