Arkansas Department of Health & Human Services
Division of Health
Center for Local Public Health - Environmental Health Branch - Engineering Section

If you are receiving water from a Public Drinking Water System regulated by the Department of Health, the Division of Engineering does not recommend the use of home water filters.

Under normal conditions, the drinking water supplied to your home is safe. It is treated to meet state and federal requirements and is regularly monitored. It is our experience that private systems are not maintained properly which leads to their failure. In addition, some units remove chlorine from the water. Chlorine is used by water systems to prevent the growth of harmful bacteria. If it is removed, bacteria can grow in the water treated by these units.