Oxford 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
Oxford Waterworks serves about 1,402 people through 561 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 Izard County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000259; phone on file: 870-258-3174. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Neighbouring systems
7 other systems share Izard County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Melbourne Waterworks | 4,126 | 1 ppb |
| Horseshoe Bend Waterworks | 3,217 | - |
| Calico Rock Waterworks | 1,726 | - |
| Mt Pleasant Waterworks | 1,338 | - |
| Ar Dept Of Correction Izard Co | 907 | - |
| Guion Water Department | 268 | - |
| Franklin Waterworks | 192 | - |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Oxford, 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 Oxford 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. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.