Is Sheridan, AR tap water safe?
The short answer
None of the 5 utilities serving Sheridan has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s records.
Sheridan Waterworks, which serves the most people here, has 1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 7.0 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 Sheridan’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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Sheridan Waterworks
Arkansas · serves 4,605 people · about 170 in Sheridan
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 7.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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South Sheridan Water Assoc
Arkansas · serves 3,887 people · about 140 in Sheridan
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 17.9 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Little Creek Water Association
Arkansas · serves 2,561 people · under 100 in Sheridan
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 20 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Center Grove Water Association
Arkansas · serves 3,858 people · under 100 in Sheridan
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 27.3 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Sardis Water Association
Arkansas · serves 15,660 people · under 100 in Sheridan
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 32.7 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
What handles it
Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in Sheridan Waterworks’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 Sheridan
TapBuff hasn’t read Arkansas’s list of certified labs yet. The national page links every state’s own list.
Certified labs, state by stateZIP codes in Sheridan
Which ZIP codes are in Sheridan: 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 Sheridan
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read Sheridan Waterworks’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