Reed 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
Reed Waterworks serves about 209 people through 86 service connections, which makes it a very small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Desha County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000173; phone on file: 870-392-2610. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Neighbouring systems
9 other systems share Desha County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Dumas Waterworks | 6,338 | 4 ppb |
| Mc Gehee Waterworks | 3,849 | 1 ppb |
| Pendleton-Pea Ridge Water Assn | 845 | - |
| Kelso-Rohwer Water Association | 563 | - |
| Arkansas City Waterworks | 360 | - |
| Wkmm Rural Water Association | 310 | - |
| Mitchellville Waterworks | 293 | - |
| Watson Waterworks | 166 | - |
| Pickens Waterworks | 49 | 17.6 ppb |
Next steps for Mcghee, AR
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Mcghee, 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 Reed 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. The action level is dropping - the 10 ppb rule from 2027.