Is Malvern Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Hot Spring

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

110

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-10-01 → 2013-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-08-01 → 2013-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-08-01 → 2013-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-08-01 → 2013-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-08-01 → 2013-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2010-07-01 → 2010-09-30

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	7.675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.9 µg/L	136/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	77.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 93.6 µg/L	136/136	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	20.52 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 23.6 µg/L	129/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	40.44 µg/L 67% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 45.1 µg/L	129/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	19.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 24.2 µg/L	129/129	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	87.085 µg/L 109% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 106 µg/L	128/128	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	1301 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1440 µg/L	99/99	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	136.8 µg/L 11% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 182 µg/L	45/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7 µg/L	38/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Nitrate-Nitrite	400 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.235 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	12/141	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	5.28 µg/L 35% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	7/98	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.085 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	4/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.45 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	3/129	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) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: MALVERN WATERWORKS
Phone: 501-332-2171
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Malvern Waterworks

Is Malvern Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 15 contaminants in Malvern 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 Malvern Waterworks'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 Malvern Waterworks serve?

Malvern Waterworks reports serving 14,410 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Malvern Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 110 violations on file for Malvern Waterworks, of which 28 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.