Is Bearden Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-08-01 → 2025-08-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2025-08-01 → 2025-08-31
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-10-01
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	2007-07-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-08-04
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-08-04
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	1994-07-01
Other	Monitoring	Archived	1991-06-01 → 1991-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1991-06-01 → 1991-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1991-06-01 → 1991-06-30

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
Copper	296 µg/L 23% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1220 µg/L	55/80	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	12.3 µg/L 82% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 24 µg/L	50/86	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0180 mg/L 120% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2016
Dibromochloromethane	3.312 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.36 µg/L	7/13	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.7 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Chloroform	2.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.4 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.12 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.2 pCi/L	3/6	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	5.165 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 5.3 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	3.755 µg/L 6.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3.9 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Trichloroacetic Acid	1.38 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2014–2017
Dichloroacetic Acid	2.5 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/3	SYR4	2014–2017

66 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, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNitrate-NitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: CASTLEBERRY, TREVOR
Phone: 870-687-2532
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Bearden Waterworks

Is Bearden Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Bearden Waterworks serve?

Bearden Waterworks reports serving 2,511 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Bearden Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 20 violations on file for Bearden Waterworks, of which 0 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.