Salem 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
Salem Waterworks serves about 1,639 people through 776 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 Fulton County, Arkansas. EPA system ID: AR0000204; phone on file: 870-895-3478. Ask them for your address in their service line inventory - every system had to publish one by Oct 2024.
Neighbouring systems
4 other systems share Fulton County. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Fulton County Water Authori | 2,411 | - |
| Mammoth Spring Waterworks | 1,777 | - |
| Viola Waterworks | 336 | - |
| Hosanna Heights Water | 52 | - |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Salem, 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 Salem 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. 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.