Is Altus Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Franklin

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	Resolved	2004-06-25
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2004-06-25
MR	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2021-08-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-05-01 → 2015-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-05-01 → 2015-05-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-05-01 → 2015-05-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-07-01

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	7.185 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.8 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	39.025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 48 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	8.255 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	45.82 µg/L 57% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 55.4 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	21.77 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 22.6 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	17.04 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 18.9 µg/L	24/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	299.7 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 441 µg/L	19/31	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0100 mg/L 67% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2004
Lead	4.55 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5 µg/L	10/31	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	9/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/24	SYR4	2012–2019

3 contaminants tested, none detected

BromoformMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic Acid

Utility contact

Contact: POST, VERONICA
Phone: 479-468-4192
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Altus Waterworks

Is Altus Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 11 contaminants in Altus 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 Altus Waterworks's water?

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

How many people does Altus Waterworks serve?

Altus Waterworks reports serving 1,820 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Altus Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 18 violations on file for Altus Waterworks, of which 2 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.