Is Paris Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Surface water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Logan

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	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2025-10-01 → 2025-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-02-01 → 2022-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-02-01 → 2022-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-02-01 → 2022-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-02-01 → 2022-02-28
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-01-01 → 2018-03-31

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	1068 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1230 µg/L	85/91	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	9.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.1 µg/L	65/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	79.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 93.3 µg/L	65/65	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	35.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 43.1 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	75.515 µg/L 126% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 83.9 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	36 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 41 µg/L	58/58	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	90.925 µg/L 114% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 107 µg/L	56/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.3 µg/L	34/58	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	61.5 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 62.1 µg/L	21/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	21/71	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Lead	11 µg/L 73% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 18 µg/L	11/69	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	227 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 240 µg/L	3/9	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/9	SYR4	2012–2019

95 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 EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrateNitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ROGERS, DANIEL
Phone: 479-963-1715
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Paris Waterworks

Is Paris Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Paris 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 Paris Waterworks's water?

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

How many people does Paris Waterworks serve?

Paris Waterworks reports serving 4,935 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Paris Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 69 violations on file for Paris Waterworks, of which 51 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.