Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority, AR
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 4 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. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Who runs the water here
Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority serves about 4,344 people through 1,580 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws surface water, in Baxter County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000027; phone on file: 870-736-6109. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority's lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (3 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority is 4 ppb across 2 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 4 ppb |
| 2022 | 3 ppb |
How Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority 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. Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority's 4 ppb sits at the 83rd percentile in Arkansas and the 88th nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
15 other systems share Baxter County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain Home Waterworks | 19,618 | 2 ppb |
| North East Public Water Auth | 4,665 | 2 ppb |
| Gassville Waterworks | 2,058 | - |
| Brunner Hill Public Water Authority | 1,325 | - |
| Cotter Waterworks | 1,233 | - |
| Norfork Waterworks | 1,003 | - |
| Salesville Community Water Association | 715 | - |
| Big Flat Waterworks | 523 | - |
| Briarcliff Waterworks | 338 | - |
| Edgewood Bay Water | 308 | - |
Next steps for Lakeview, AR
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Lakeview, 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 Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority 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.