Is Forrest City Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: St. Francis

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-12-01 → 2013-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-12-01 → 2013-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-12-01 → 2013-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-10-01 → 2008-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-10-01 → 2008-12-31

Other contaminants detected

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 this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Fluoride	950 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 2570 µg/L	209/210	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1066 µg/L 82% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1530 µg/L	80/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	2380 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2560 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	14.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.1 µg/L	42/116	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	2494 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 2640 µg/L	37/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	20.875 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.4 µg/L	36/104	SYR4	2012–2019
Tetrachloroethylene	3.7085 µg/L 74% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 4.28 µg/L	32/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	26/98	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	42.52 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 47.5 µg/L	24/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	21/104	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	21/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	4.1 µg/L 6.8% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 4.2 µg/L	21/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	17/17	LCR	2025
Trichloroethylene	2.014 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L worst single sample: 2.62 µg/L	13/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	3.49 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	2.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	9/104	SYR4	2012–2019
Selenium	7.28 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 7.4 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2013–2019
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.7230 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7400 µg/L	3/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.68 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.7 pCi/L	2/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	5.8 µg/L 97% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/26	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/28	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	9.15 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/2	UCMR-5	2023

86 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidVinyl ChlorideXylenes, TotalO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FC WATER COMMISSION
Phone: 870-633-1366
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Forrest City Waterworks

Is Forrest City Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Forrest City Waterworks's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Forrest City Waterworks's water?

EPA monitoring detected Fluoride, Copper, Nitrate, Dibromochloromethane, Nitrate-Nitrite, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Forrest City Waterworks serve?

Forrest City Waterworks reports serving 9,986 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Forrest City Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 17 violations on file for Forrest City Waterworks, of which 17 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

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.