We read 6 results from West Helena Water Works’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 3 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 5,693 people · Water system ID AR0000416 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 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 20 homes tested, 2 over the action level · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 2 | 0.95 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Above the health goal3.2x the health goal |
| Fluoridehighest running annual average · range 0.8 to 1.26 · 2025 report, page 2 | 1.03 ppm | 1 ppm | 4 ppm | Above the health goal1x the health goal |
| Lead90th percentile of 20 homes tested, 0 over the action level · printed as 0.002 ppm · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 2 | 2 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal10x the health goal |
| Chlorinehighest running annual average · range ND to 1.97 · 2025 report, page 2 | 0.77 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)highest measured · 2025 report, page 2 | 6.45 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)highest measured · 2025 report, page 2 | 26.4 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal 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 West Helena Water Works’s water between Jun 2023 and Dec 2023. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- Lithium41 ppbFound in 2 of 2 samples · highest resultAbove EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb (a guide, not a legal limit)
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.
Fluoride
Found: Fluoride
What removes it: Reverse osmosis.
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