Is Conway, AR tap water safe?
The short answer
3 of the 5 utilities serving Conway have a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s records: Mayflower Waterworks, Beaverfork Pwa and Community Water System.
Conway Water System, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal. Health goals are stricter than legal limits and are not enforced.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Conway’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Conway Water System
Arkansas · serves 65,233 people · about 29,700 in Conway
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Vilonia Waterworks
Arkansas · serves 24,690 people · about 1,600 in Conway
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 2.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Mayflower Waterworks
Arkansas · serves 7,390 people · about 510 in Conway
1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 73.3 ppb, above the legal limit.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Beaverfork Pwa
Arkansas · serves 4,220 people · about 440 in Conway
1 result above the legal limit and 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Total trihalomethanes (TTHM) at 84 ppb, above the legal limit.
4 health-based violations since 2016
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Community Water System
Arkansas · serves 18,628 people · about 210 in Conway
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 7.4 ppb, above the health goal.
1 health-based violation since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Conway Water System’s water, which serves the most people here. Another utility’s report names what handles its own results.
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Brita Tahoe Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB60, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 53checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Brita Everyday Pitcher with Elite Filter (OB46, OB06)
Pitcher
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 13, 2026
Certified for: Lead
PUR PLUS 11-Cup Pitcher (PPT111W)
Pitcher
- NSF listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- WQA listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
- IAPMO listing:NSF/ANSI 42NSF/ANSI 53NSF/ANSI 401checked Oct. 4, 2026
Certified for: Lead
Water testing near Conway
TapBuff hasn’t read Arkansas’s list of certified labs yet. The national page links every state’s own list.
Certified labs, state by stateWhich ZIP codes are in Conway: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology.
Near Conway
Other towns in Faulkner County with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Conway Water System’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Filters for LeadRanked by certification and what they cost over five years.The best water filters for lead, ranked
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water