- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found none.
- Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 1 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Benton tap water? What EPA records show
EPA system ID AR0000484 · serves Saline County, AR · about 30,681 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Benton Waterworks (EPA AR0000484)
EPA data as of October 14, 2026. For Benton's main utility, Benton Waterworks: We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (AR0000484) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026. PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for Benton Waterworks, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (AR0000484) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Benton Waterworks (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 1 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2023–Dec 31, 2025). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found none.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Benton Waterworks use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Benton Waterworks's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.