Richwoods Water Association, 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.
About Richwoods Water Association
Richwoods Water Association serves about 1,663 people through 697 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 surface water, in Stone County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000835; phone on file: 870-269-4620. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Nearby utilities
5 other systems share Stone County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Mountain View Waterworks | 6,153 | 2.3 ppb |
| Pleasant Grove | 2,728 | - |
| Fifty Six Waterworks | 593 | - |
| Sylamore Valley Water Assn | 290 | - |
| 99 Oak Kimberling | 80 | 0 (not detected) |
Next steps for Mountain View, AR
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Mountain View, 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 Richwoods Water Association 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. What a 90th-percentile result does and does not tell you: how to read a lead result. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.