Is Paragould Municipal Utilities Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	Archived	1995-11-01 → 1995-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-11-01 → 1995-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-11-01 → 1995-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-11-01 → 1995-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-11-01 → 1995-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-11-01 → 1993-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-11-01 → 1993-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-11-01 → 1993-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1993-06-01 → 1993-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-12-01 → 1992-12-31

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	900 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 940 µg/L	99/99	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	411 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 496 µg/L	80/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	36/39	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.28 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.1 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	15.88 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.3 µg/L	33/33	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	6.08 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 7 µg/L	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	2.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	32/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	3.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.1 µg/L	31/32	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	25.45 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 27.6 µg/L	31/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Lead	2.84 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	5/98	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Lithium	33.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2024

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, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GROSS, CRAIG
Phone: 870-239-7762
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Paragould Municipal Utilities

Is Paragould Municipal Utilities tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Paragould Municipal Utilities'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 Paragould Municipal Utilities's water?

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

How many people does Paragould Municipal Utilities serve?

Paragould Municipal Utilities reports serving 31,188 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Paragould Municipal Utilities had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 13 violations on file for Paragould Municipal Utilities, of which 12 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.