Water damage restoration in Maumelle, Arkansas
A planned town on the Arkansas River, laid out from the late 1960s on and probably named for the peak now called Pinnacle Mountain. Newer houses still leak, back up and, now and then, watch the river climb toward them.
A referral service, not a contractor. Your callback request is passed to an independent restoration company that works your part of central Arkansas. Riverstage does not perform the extraction, drying or repairs.
Maumelle numbers to keep
| For | Who | Number |
|---|---|---|
| Water or sewer service questions | Central Arkansas Water | 501-372-5161 |
| Break or leak at the meter or street | Central Arkansas Water emergency | 501-377-1239 |
| Sewage coming up, manhole overflowing | North Little Rock Wastewater | 501-945-7186 |
| Repair and rebuild permits | City Planning & Permits | 501-851-2784 ext. 229 |
| Drainage or storm water problem | City storm water hotline | 501-851-2784 ext. 4 |
| Billing, general city business | City Hall, 550 Edgewood Dr. | 501-851-2500 |
Sources: the city's public works FAQ and planning and permits page, and North Little Rock Wastewater, checked November 4, 2026.
Who owns which pipe now
Maumelle households got their first water bills from Central Arkansas Water in the spring of 2016, a newspaper reported at the time. The city's FAQ now sends water and sewer questions to CAW, and North Little Rock Wastewater lists Maumelle among the places it serves.
For a homeowner the split is simple. A leak at the meter box or in the street belongs to the water utility. Sewage rising from a main or a manhole belongs to the wastewater utility. Anything inside the house, and the pipe between the meter and the house, is a plumber's job, and the wet floors and walls after that are where a restoration company comes in.
A town built on purpose
The Encyclopedia of Arkansas traces the land to the Maumelle Ordnance Works, built by the federal government in 1941 and sold off by the army in 1959. In 1967 Jesse P. Odom bought about 5,000 acres and, with backing from the Department of Housing and Urban Development, planned what people called Maumelle New Town. It became a first-class city on June 20, 1985, and had 19,251 residents in 2020.
The encyclopedia says the name probably comes from the cone shape of Maumelle Mountain, today's Pinnacle Mountain. The Big Maumelle River was dammed in 1956 to make Lake Maumelle, an 8,900-acre reservoir that, with Lake Winona, is one of Central Arkansas Water's two raw water supplies. That lake is drinking water, not a flood risk to town.
What a newer house still floods from
Most calls in a suburb like this start indoors: a water heater, a washer hose, an ice maker line, a toilet supply, a slow drip inside a wall. The Arkansas Department of Health's mold sheet lists several of those, including refrigerator ice maker lines and condensation from air conditioners, among the everyday moisture sources that lead to mold.
Close the valve for the appliance or the house, cut power to wet areas if it is safe, and photograph before you move anything. The water extraction page covers the first hours, and the guide to drying before mold sets in explains why the second day matters.
When the river comes up
The 2019 flood crested at Little Rock at 29.71 feet on June 5, above every crest there since 1945. A week earlier, KARK reported that Maumelle officials had met with police, fire, public works and floodplain management staff to plan for different scenarios, saying they were hopeful no houses would take on water but preparing for every possibility.
Across the river, backwater pushed up the Little Maumelle River and flooded parts of Pinnacle Mountain State Park, and Two Rivers Park was among the worst-hit recreation areas, according to the Encyclopedia of Arkansas. If your street is low and near the river or a drainage channel, check it on FEMA's flood maps before the next high-water spring. The river gauge guide explains what each stage at Little Rock has meant.
Repairs that need a Maumelle permit
Drying a house out is not on the city's list. Putting it back together often is. Maumelle's planning and permits page names roofs, additions and remodeling, plumbing, electrical and HVAC installations and replacements, and water heater replacement among the work that needs a permit and inspection. It also says that if you hire the work out, you should make sure the company has bought the permit. The office is open weekdays 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Freeze and storm reminders
In February 2021 Little Rock dropped to −1°F and logged its snowiest month on record, 20.3 inches, per NWS Little Rock. The NWS summary lists no separate Maumelle station, so the Little Rock and North Little Rock figures are the nearest official record. The frozen pipe page covers thawing and shutting off a split line.
Riverstage covers Maumelle with the rest of Pulaski County. Your callback request goes to an independent restoration company that serves the area when one is taking work. See how the referral is paid for, or go back to every town covered.