Is Cabot, AR tap water safe?

Data: U.S. EPA · How we read the data · How we check it

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for Cabot Waterworks.

3 public water systems serve parts of Cabot. The largest, Cabot Waterworks, serves 27,578 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

Cabot Waterworks

27,578 people · Purchased surface water · EPA ID AR0000338

Buys treated water from Jacksonville Waterworks, Central Arkansas Water.

PFAS	Highest average	Limit	Status
PFOA Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
PFOS Not detected	–	4 ppt	Not detected
PFHxS Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected
PFNA Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected
HFPO-DA (GenX) Not detected	–	10 ppt	Not detected

ppt = parts per trillion. "Highest average" is the highest average at any of the system's entry points, the way EPA compares results with the limits.

Lead: 1 ppb at the 90th percentile (Dec 2025, and 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below it) Below action level
Health-based violations since 2016: 0

Across Arkansas, 0 of 172 water systems EPA tested had PFAS above a 2024 federal limit, and 7 systems were above the lead action level in results from the last five years. Arkansas results.

Cabot homes and lead pipes

13%

of homes built before 1980 (Arkansas 40%, US 50%)

built before 1950 (Arkansas 7%)

31%

of households rent (Arkansas 34%)

Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so homes from before then are the ones to check. Renting? Ask your landlord what the service line is made of, because it's their pipe to replace. How to check your own line.

Housing: Census American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates for Cabot city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Cabot

Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Public Works Authority
13,138 people · Purchased surface water · Arkansas · reported ZIPs here
Lithium above screening level
Mid-Arkansas Utilities Public Water Authority
11,745 people · Purchased surface water · Arkansas · reported ZIPs here
No PFAS above limits

How nearby cities compare

City	Main water system	PFAS	Lead (90th pct.)
Jacksonville 9 mi Central Arkansas Water	Central Arkansas Water	None above limits	1 ppb
Sherwood 13 mi Central Arkansas Water	Central Arkansas Water	None above limits	1 ppb
North Little Rock 18 mi Central Arkansas Water	Central Arkansas Water	None above limits	1 ppb
Little Rock 25 mi Central Arkansas Water	Central Arkansas Water	None above limits	1 ppb
Conway 26 mi Conway Water System	Conway Water System	None above limits	1 ppb
Benton 41 mi Benton Waterworks	Benton Waterworks	None above limits	1 ppb

Cabot ZIP codes (1)

72023

Questions

Is Cabot tap water safe to drink?

Cabot Waterworks has had no health-based violations since 2016. Utility data can't show lead from your own pipes: if your home was built before 1986, test your tap. Your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report is the official summary.

Who supplies water in Cabot, AR?

3 public water systems serve parts of Cabot. The largest is Cabot Waterworks (27,578 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Cabot tap water have PFAS?

None detected above EPA's reporting limits. Cabot Waterworks had no PFAS detected in EPA's 2023–2025 testing. "Not detected" means below the reporting limit (about 2 to 20 ppt), not proven zero.

Do Cabot homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 13% of Cabot homes as built before 1980 (Arkansas: 40%). Lead service lines and lead solder were allowed until 1986, so older homes are more likely to have them. Cabot Waterworks's service line inventory says what your line is made of. The only way to know for your home is to check the line where it enters the house and test your tap.

Source: U.S. EPA drinking water records and PFAS testing (UCMR 5). How we read the data.