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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in Arkansas

24 active public water systems in Arkansas had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 24 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Horsehead Water Association
Franklin County
5,792 2 1
Cave Springs Waterworks
Benton County
5,365 1 1
Marked Tree Waterworks
Poinsett County
2,610 3 2
Eudora Waterworks
Chicot County
2,600 2 1
Altus Waterworks
Franklin County
1,820 1 1
Strong Waterworks
Union County
1,131 5 3
Dyer Waterworks
Crawford County
1,028 2 1
Fouke Waterworks
Miller County
955 5 5
MT Sherman Water Association
Newton County
903 4 2
Cotton Plant Waterworks
Woodruff County
893 6 6
Ozark Acres Water Association
Sharp County
830 2 1
Grubbs Waterworks
Jackson County
823 1 1
Lake View Municipal Water
Phillips County
665 6 4
Portland Waterworks
Ashley County
625 4 3
Batts-Lapile Water Association
Union County
583 4 4
Lakeshore Estates Water Assn
Crittenden County
568 6 5
Montrose Boydell Water System
Ashley County
473 4 3
Ozan Waterworks
Hempstead County
425 4 1
Joiner Rural Water
Mississippi County
343 4 3
Jacksonport Waterworks
Jackson County
233 4 4
Hwy 64 Water Association
Crittenden County
215 6 5
Roe Waterworks
Monroe County
124 1 1
Hosanna Heights Water
Fulton County
52 7 6
Pickens Waterworks
Desha County
49 6 6
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Arkansas records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.