We read 6 results from Forrest City Waterworks’s 2023 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 2 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 9,986 people · Water system ID AR0000004 · Read the district’s 2023 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2023 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copper90th percentile of 30 homes tested, 0 over the action level · Customer taps · 2023 report, page 2 | 0.77 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Above the health goal2.6x the health goal |
| Lead90th percentile of 30 homes tested, 0 over the action level · printed as 0.001 ppm · Customer taps · 2023 report, page 2 | 1 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal5x the health goal |
| Chlorineaverage · range 0.73 to 0.91 · 2023 report, page 2 | 0.8 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest running annual average · range ND to 2.84 · 2023 report, page 2 | 1.42 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest running annual average · range ND to 34.9 · 2023 report, page 2 | 17.5 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Lithiumhighest measured · printed as 0.0915 ppm · 2023 report, page 2 | 91.5 ppb | None set | None | No health limit |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.
EPA testing for PFAS and lithium
EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in Forrest City Waterworks’s water between Feb 2023 and Aug 2023. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- Lithium9.15 ppbFound in 1 of 2 samples · highest resultBelow EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Lead
Found: Copper, Lead
What removes it: Reverse osmosis or Certified carbon block or RO.
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