TEXARKANA WATER UTILITIES Lead Service Line Inventory

What You Need to Know

Texarkana Water Utilities serves about 50,815 people in Arkansas. If you live or work in their service area and get water from them, this page has what we know about lead service lines—the pipes that carry water from the street main into buildings.

Lead service lines are a real concern: lead can leach into drinking water, especially in newer plumbing or when water is corrosive. There's no safe level of lead in drinking water. If you have young children or are pregnant, this matters.

What This Utility Has Reported

Texarkana Water Utilities has not yet inventoried their service lines for lead. As of our last update, they have submitted zero records of lead, galvanized, or non-lead pipes. This doesn't mean they have no lead lines—it means the required mapping work isn't complete.

Under the Safe Drinking Water Act, all US water systems must identify which service lines contain lead. The timeline varies, but most utilities are working toward full inventory completion in the coming years. Some are further along than others.

What You Can Do Now

Contact your water utility directly. Call Texarkana Water Utilities and ask:

• Do you have a lead service line inventory in progress?
• When will it be available publicly?
• Do you know whether your address has a lead service line?
• What steps are you taking to replace lead lines?

Many utilities can tell you whether your specific home is on a lead line even before their full inventory is published.

Get your water tested. Even if you're on a lead line, you can reduce your risk. A simple home test ($15–40) or a free test through your health department can tell you if lead is present in your tap water right now. If it is, use a filter certified for lead reduction or switch to bottled water for drinking and cooking until pipes are replaced.

Know the signs. Lead pipes are dull gray, soft (you can scratch them with a coin), and often corroded. Copper and PVC pipes look different. If you're unsure what material is at your water meter, ask your utility or a plumber.

Next Steps for Residents

• Contact Texarkana Water Utilities to ask about their lead service line inventory timeline and your home's status.
• Request a free or low-cost water test through the Arkansas Department of Health and Human Services.
• If lead is detected in your water, use a NSF/ANSI-certified filter or bottled water until your line is replaced.
• Document your home's plumbing materials and any water discoloration or taste issues to report to the utility.

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