Is Murfreesboro Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2022-11-01 → 2022-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-11-01 → 2022-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-11-01 → 2022-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-11-01 → 2022-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-01-01 → 2012-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-10-01 → 2011-12-31

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
Bromodichloromethane	8.395 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	62/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	80.835 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 91.8 µg/L	62/62	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	28.145 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35.4 µg/L	54/54	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	87.68 µg/L 110% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 97.8 µg/L	54/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	64.105 µg/L 107% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 74 µg/L	54/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	32.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35.8 µg/L	54/54	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	24.75 µg/L 165% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 78 µg/L	46/129	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.215 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	18/68	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	390 µg/L 3.9% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	16/16	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0240 mg/L 160% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2012
Copper	504.9 µg/L 39% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 594 µg/L	10/120	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.31 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	10/54	SYR4	2012–2019

65 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 DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneFluorideGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: LOWE, JASON
Phone: 870-285-2655

Frequently asked questions about Murfreesboro Waterworks

Is Murfreesboro Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Murfreesboro 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 Murfreesboro Waterworks's water?

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

How many people does Murfreesboro Waterworks serve?

Murfreesboro Waterworks reports serving 1,645 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Murfreesboro Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 68 violations on file for Murfreesboro Waterworks, of which 61 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.