Is Community Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Cleburne, Faulkner, Van Buren

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
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-03-01 → 2025-03-31
TT	Health-based	Archived	2025-03-01 → 2025-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2013-01-01 → 2013-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-01-01 → 2009-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2008-09-01 → 2008-09-30

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
Bromodichloromethane	7.545 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	132/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	74.585 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 99.8 µg/L	132/132	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	27.74 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.2 µg/L	129/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	60.28 µg/L 100% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 74.3 µg/L	129/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	32.36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 37.3 µg/L	129/129	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	82.82 µg/L 104% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 107 µg/L	125/125	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	359.5 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 600 µg/L	122/273	SYR4	2012–2017
Chlorite	601.6 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 642 µg/L	117/117	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	36.5 µg/L 243% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 107 µg/L	95/281	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	929 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 970 µg/L	55/59	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	37/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	28/28	LCR	2025
Dibromochloromethane	1.625 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	16/137	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	380 µg/L 3.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.585 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	2/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.6 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

92 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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MESSER, MIKE
Phone: 501-825-7294
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Community Water

Is Community Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in Community Water'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 Community Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Trichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Community Water serve?

Community Water reports serving 18,628 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Community Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 27 violations on file for Community Water, of which 13 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.