Is Central Arkansas Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-04-01 → 2014-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-04-01 → 2014-04-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-04-01 → 2014-04-30

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
Bromodichloromethane	7.594 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11.6 µg/L	564/565	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	69.685 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 129 µg/L	564/565	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	76.055 µg/L 95% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 137 µg/L	548/549	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	18.61 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27.8 µg/L	370/370	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	35.5 µg/L 59% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 47.9 µg/L	370/370	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	15.355 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 22.1 µg/L	370/370	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	848.5 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 950 µg/L	204/205	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.514 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.1 µg/L	194/573	SYR4	2012–2019
Chlorite	438.3 µg/L 44% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 605 µg/L	180/195	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	136.1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 8940 µg/L	79/154	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	3.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.4 µg/L	79/370	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	9.8 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 116 µg/L	27/170	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	12/370	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.16 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	5/370	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	110 µg/L 1.1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Benzo(A)Pyrene	0.0600 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L	1/22	SYR4	2012–2018

91 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-GammaBariumBenzeneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: WEINDORF, BLAKE
Phone: 501-223-1579
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Central Arkansas Water

Is Central Arkansas Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Central Arkansas Water'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 Central Arkansas Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, TTHM, 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 Central Arkansas Water serve?

Central Arkansas Water reports serving 368,455 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Central Arkansas Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 3 violations on file for Central Arkansas Water, 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.