Is Umpire, AR Tap Water Safe? Quality & Contaminants

What was found in Umpire's water

The level at the city's main supplier, the highest level anywhere in the city, the EPA limit for each, and where every figure comes from.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Suppliers	Source
Copper	1381 µg/L 106% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L Main supplier: NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION · 710 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
TTHM	86.16 µg/L 108% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L Main supplier: NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION · 710 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	83.425 µg/L 139% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L Main supplier: NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION · 710 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Chloroform	81.02 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION · 710 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Lead	60.1 µg/L 401% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L Main supplier: NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION · 710 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Trichloroacetic Acid	42.7 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION · 710 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Dichloroacetic Acid	36.85 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION · 710 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Bromodichloromethane	7.2 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION · 710 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.42 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION · 710 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.435 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION · 710 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set Main supplier: NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION · 710 people · 2019	1/1	SYR4
Lead	0.0170 mg/L 113% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L Main supplier: NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION · 710 people · 2016	1/1	LCR

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of the system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately. These are the utilities' own EPA-reported results, not a city-wide average. A detection means the lab measured the substance — it isn't the same as exceeding a legal limit. Hover a source tag to see the EPA program and years behind each figure.

Water suppliers serving Umpire

Supplier	Population served
NORTH HOWARD RURAL WATER ASSOCIATION	710

Frequently asked questions about Umpire tap water

Is Umpire tap water safe to drink?

EPA testing detected 12 contaminants in the water serving Umpire. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most detected levels are within federal limits. Check the level and source for each contaminant above, and your utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for the official compliance status.

How many water suppliers serve Umpire?

1 public water supplier report drinking-water monitoring for Umpire, Arkansas to the EPA. Each is listed above with its population served.

What contaminants are in Umpire's water?

The contaminants EPA monitoring detected in Umpire include Copper, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Chloroform, Lead. The full list, with the level at the main supplier and the data source, is in the table above.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.