Monticello Water Department, AR
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1 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
Monticello Water Department serves about 8,442 people through 3,973 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 groundwater, in Drew County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000184. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Monticello Water Department's lead record
Against the period ending 2022 (2 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Monticello Water Department is 2 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1 ppb |
| 2022 | 2 ppb |
| 2019 | 2 ppb |
| 2016 | 2 ppb |
Where this result ranks
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. Monticello Water Department's 1 ppb sits at the 37th percentile in Arkansas and the 55th nationally (higher means more lead).
Other water systems in Drew County
10 other systems share Drew County; 0 of them have a higher latest lead result than Monticello Water Department. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Selma Water Association | 1,600 | - |
| Lacey-Ladelle Water Associatio | 1,438 | - |
| Bowser Water Assn | 635 | - |
| Green Hill-Brooks Chapel Water | 597 | - |
| Enon Water Association | 488 | - |
| Winchester Waterworks | 457 | - |
| Barkada Water Association | 403 | - |
| Wilmar Waterworks | 400 | - |
| Tillar Waterworks | 225 | - |
| Collins Water Association | 214 | - |
Next steps for Monticello, AR
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Monticello, 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 Monticello Water Department 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.