Is Horseshoe Bend Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2008-06-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-06-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2008-06-01 → 2008-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-05-01 → 2002-05-31

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
Lead	10.65 µg/L 71% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 13 µg/L	44/71	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	120.05 µg/L 9.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 121 µg/L	20/30	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	909.5 µg/L 9.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 1020 µg/L	14/29	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0060 mg/L 40% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2004
Dibromochloromethane	0.0275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.0300 µg/L	5/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.29 µg/L 1.3% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	3/41	SYR4	2013–2019
Arsenic	3.155 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	2/41	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	530 µg/L 5.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/6	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.5 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Toluene	1.02 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/15	SYR4	2012–2018

69 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChloroformDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDichloroacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTTHMTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTotal Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)Total Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: GLEGHORN, KRIS

Frequently asked questions about Horseshoe Bend Waterworks

Is Horseshoe Bend Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 10 contaminants in Horseshoe Bend 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 Horseshoe Bend Waterworks's water?

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

How many people does Horseshoe Bend Waterworks serve?

Horseshoe Bend Waterworks reports serving 3,217 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Horseshoe Bend Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 4 violations on file for Horseshoe Bend Waterworks, of which 4 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.