{"id":469391,"date":"2026-02-15T03:29:15","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T03:29:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/469391\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T03:29:15","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T03:29:15","slug":"sheridan-residents-frustrated-with-brown-discolored-water-they-say-hasnt-improved","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/469391\/","title":{"rendered":"Sheridan residents frustrated with brown, discolored water they say hasn’t improved"},"content":{"rendered":"

SHERIDAN, Ark. (KATV) \u2014 Residents in Sheridan say they are once again dealing with discolored water, raising renewed concerns about quality and safety months after bringing the issue to public attention, with Channel 7<\/a>. Several residents have tagged our newsroom in social media posts, calling their tap water unusable and asking for action.<\/p>\n

Little Creek Water customer Cody Love says inconsistent water quality has been a problem for at least the past year. While his water happened to be running clear the day we visited, he says that is not always the case.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere\u2019s so many times I\u2019ve come over here with a cup to fill it up and it\u2019s just got like a yellow color to it,\u201d Love said.<\/p>\n

He describes frequent discoloration ranging from yellow to brown.<\/p>\n

\u201cJust nasty water. Sometimes it comes out yellow, and sometimes it\u2019s brown. Sometimes it does come out clear but more often than clear it\u2019s dirty,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Sheridan is served by multiple water providers that are separate from the city utility, Sheridan Waterworks. Some customers suspect providers such as Little Creek Water and South Sheridan Water Association may be contributing to the problem.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s water that you just can\u2019t bring yourself to drink,\u201d Love said.<\/p>\n

Love says the water has ruined clothing and forced his family to replace their refrigerator water filter more often than expected, costing up to 75 dollars a month. With a wife, young child, and several animals at home, he believes clean water should be a necessity, not a luxury.<\/p>\n

\u201cIf you wouldn\u2019t put a cup under this faucet, fill it up and drink it or give it to your infant child or your kids or your animals, don\u2019t expect us to. It\u2019s not right we pay these companies good money for a good product and we\u2019re not getting it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

We reached out to Sheridan Mayor Cain Nattin, who sent a statement saying, \u201cWe will continue to be transparent, factual, and responsive. While the City of Sheridan does not operate or control surrounding rural water systems, we remain willing to assist any neighboring water provider within the bounds of the law if support or coordination is requested.\u201d<\/p>\n

We reached out to Little Creek Water and South Sheridan Water Association for comment but could not reach them Friday evening.<\/p>\n

Residents say they are now seeking legal counsel in hopes of addressing their concerns and pushing for long term improvements to their water service.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"SHERIDAN, Ark. (KATV) \u2014 Residents in Sheridan say they are once again dealing with discolored water, raising renewed…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":469392,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[47],"tags":[192,79],"class_list":["post-469391","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-environment","tag-environment","tag-science"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469391","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=469391"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/469391\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/469392"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=469391"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=469391"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=469391"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}