City water profile

Water hardness in Osceola

Find official utility reports, understand hardness, and check the water system serving your home in Osceola, Arkansas.

Utility-reported hardness

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State comparison: Unavailable
Evidence comparison rank: —
Matched utilities: 1
Active health records: 1

Your tap water

What does the utility report?

Match the utility name to your water bill. These results describe the utility’s water, not a test at your home. A ZIP can include several water systems.

Utility hardness unavailable in this index

Nearby river or groundwater samples cannot tell us the hardness coming out of your tap. Ask your water provider for total hardness as CaCO₃, or test it at home.

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Your utility’s measurements and compliance records

These are possible serving systems. A record for one system does not apply to every home in this ZIP. Confirm your provider before interpreting a measurement or notice. Federal records can lag current utility notices.

EPA snapshot: 2026Q2. Historical window begins Jan 1, 2021.

Osceola Waterworks

AR0000375 · Groundwater · 6,053 people served system-wide

A municipal system, in-state city, and served county all agree with this Census ZCTA.

1 reported active health-based record(s) for this system

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Measurements (1)

An action level is a regulatory trigger, not a pass/fail health boundary. A reported zero is the value in the source record and does not establish that lead is absent at your tap.

Lead (90th percentile)

EPA SDWIS Lead and Copper Rule samples

Below action level

Reported level: 0.001 mg/L
Action level: 0.015 mg/L

7% of the listed benchmark

Monitoring period: Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2025

Violation history (10)

Imported violation history for Osceola Waterworks
Rule	Status	Period
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS	Unaddressed	Apr 30, 2026
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONSHealth-based	Unaddressed	Apr 30, 2026
Public Notice	Unaddressed	Dec 1, 2025
Consumer Confidence Rule	Unaddressed	Jul 1, 2025
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2024 to Oct 31, 2024
Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts RuleHealth-based	Resolved	Oct 1, 2023 to Feb 26, 2024
Revised Total Coliform Rule	Resolved	Oct 1, 2022 to Feb 3, 2023
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2022 to Feb 26, 2024
Lead and Copper Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2022 to Dec 4, 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule	Resolved	Jul 1, 2021 to Feb 26, 2024

City summary

What the indexed records say

Osceola has 1 published ZIP profile across Mississippi County. The regional-evidence median is 40 PPM. The city does not meet the stricter comparison standard.

Because only one ZIP is represented, the city median and range are the same local estimate. It should not be read as multiple independent samples across the community.

Hardness distribution

How local ZIP estimates compare

Soft1 ZIP

Moderately hard0 ZIPs

Hard0 ZIPs

Very hard0 ZIPs

1 of 1 ZIP profiles have a hardness estimate. Bars count ZIP profiles, not households or laboratory samples.

Evidence quality

Distance, dates, and confidence

Median nearest distance: 15.6 miles
Profiles with evidence: 1/1

Confidence labels

High: 0Moderate: 1Low: 0

Observation window: Oct 12, 2018 to Jan 29, 2024.

ZIP directory

Water reports in Osceola

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ZIP code

72370

Soft

40.3 PPM

Nearest site: 15.6 mi
Confidence: Moderate

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Practical next steps

Move from index to evidence

1. Open your ZIP. Check distance, dates, confidence, and the associated utility.
2. Read the current CCR. Confirm source water, detections, limits, ranges, and notices.
3. Use a measured hardness result. Confirm health concerns or treatment sizing with the right method.

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Questions people ask

About water in Osceola

Is the water hard?

Check the utility-reported result above when available. Nearby environmental samples cannot establish tap-water hardness. Ask your provider or test your tap.

Is the tap water safe?

Compliance history is utility-wide and cannot guarantee conditions at every tap. Check current notices and test when address-specific evidence is needed.

Do I need treatment?

Choose treatment only after confirming the problem at the property. A softener targets hardness; contaminant treatment requires a matching, verified performance claim.