Is Bigelow Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2001-08-01 → 2001-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2001-08-01 → 2001-08-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2001-07-01 → 2001-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2001-07-01 → 2001-07-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2001-06-01 → 2001-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2001-06-01 → 2001-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2000-06-01 → 2000-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2000-06-01 → 2000-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2000-06-01 → 2000-06-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2000-06-01 → 2000-06-30

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
Fluoride	1342 µg/L 34% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1600 µg/L	99/99	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	650 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 760 µg/L	27/40	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	8 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 10 µg/L	26/48	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.375 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 12.7 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7.56 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.2 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	4.275 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	16/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	4.09 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.3 µg/L	15/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.025 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.2 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0280 mg/L 187% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2009
TTHM	28.675 µg/L 36% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 31.3 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	33.715 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 47.4 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	21.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.6 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	9.175 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.8 µg/L	6/8	SYR4	2014–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	190 µg/L 1.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/76	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	1.5 µg/L 1.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.9 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2014–2019

61 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LEE, BEN
Phone: 501-391-2160

Frequently asked questions about Bigelow Waterworks

Is Bigelow Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in Bigelow 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 Bigelow Waterworks's water?

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

How many people does Bigelow Waterworks serve?

Bigelow Waterworks reports serving 605 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Bigelow Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 68 violations on file for Bigelow Waterworks, of which 44 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.