Tap Water Results

Is Hot Springs, AR tap water safe?

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

Summary

No federal limits exceeded in EPA data for Kimzey Regional Water District.

2 public water systems serve parts of Hot Springs. The largest, Kimzey Regional Water District, serves 12,718 people. Your water bill names your system.

Largest system

Kimzey Regional Water District

12,718 people · Surface water · EPA ID AR0000821

PFASHighest averageLimitStatus
PFOA
Not detected
–4 pptNot detected
PFOS
Not detected
–4 pptNot detected
PFHxS
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
PFNA
Not detected
–10 pptNot detected
HFPO-DA (GenX)
Not detected
–10 pptNot 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.

Hot Springs homes and lead pipes

60%
of homes built before 1980 (Arkansas 40%, US 50%)
20%
built before 1950 (Arkansas 7%)
43%
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 Hot Springs city (tables B25034, B25003). Estimates for small places have a margin of error.

Other water systems serving Hot Springs

  • North Garland County Regional Water District
    7,913 people · Surface water · Arkansas · reported ZIPs here
    Coliform bacteria violation

How nearby cities compare

CityMain water systemPFASLead (90th pct.)
Benton 28 mi
Benton Waterworks
Benton WaterworksNone above limits1 ppb
Little Rock 43 mi
Central Arkansas Water
Central Arkansas WaterNone above limits1 ppb
North Little Rock 51 mi
Central Arkansas Water
Central Arkansas WaterNone above limits1 ppb
Conway 52 mi
Conway Water System
Conway Water SystemNone above limits1 ppb
Sherwood 54 mi
Central Arkansas Water
Central Arkansas WaterNone above limits1 ppb
Russellville 55 mi
City Corporation
City CorporationNone above limits1 ppb
Hot Springs ZIP codes (1)
  • 71901

Questions

Is Hot Springs tap water safe to drink?

Kimzey Regional Water District 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 Hot Springs, AR?

2 public water systems serve parts of Hot Springs. The largest is Kimzey Regional Water District (12,718 people). Your water bill names your system. The EPA ID is also on your utility's Consumer Confidence Report.

Does Hot Springs tap water have PFAS?

None detected above EPA's reporting limits. Kimzey Regional Water District 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 Hot Springs homes have lead pipes?

Census estimates put 60% of Hot Springs 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. Kimzey Regional Water District'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.