Is Hamburg Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Ashley

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	2002-08-01 → 2002-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-07-01 → 2002-07-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2022-07-01 → 2022-07-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2020-06-01
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-12-01 → 2019-12-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-12-01 → 2019-12-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-07-01
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-06-01
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-06-01
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2017-09-01 → 2017-09-30

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	1402.5 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1630 µg/L	64/78	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate	760 µg/L 7.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 790 µg/L	44/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	806 µg/L 8.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 850 µg/L	37/37	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1258 µg/L 97% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1420 µg/L	33/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Lead	58.12 µg/L 387% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 160 µg/L	19/61	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Dibromochloromethane	0.6990 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.8800 µg/L	12/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	3.3525 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.65 µg/L	8/21	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	2.865 µg/L 2.9% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	8/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	27.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	6/6	UCMR-5	2024
Selenium	5.88 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L worst single sample: 5.9 µg/L	5/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.39 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.39 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	2.73 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	2/7	SYR4	2013–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.7 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/9	SYR4	2012–2018

94 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, TotalBromodichloromethaneChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ADAMS, LINSLEY
Phone: 870-853-5279
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Hamburg Waterworks

Is Hamburg Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Hamburg 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 Hamburg Waterworks's water?

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

How many people does Hamburg Waterworks serve?

Hamburg Waterworks reports serving 5,600 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Hamburg Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 33 violations on file for Hamburg Waterworks, of which 2 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.