Is Pocahontas Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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.

120

health-based violations

136

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-09-01 → 2010-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-09-01 → 2010-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-09-01 → 2010-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2010-09-01 → 2010-09-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-11-01 → 2009-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-11-01 → 2009-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-11-01 → 2009-11-30
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2009-11-01 → 2009-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-10-01 → 2009-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-10-01 → 2009-12-31

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
Fluoride	855 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 900 µg/L	106/106	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	13.04 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 14.6 µg/L	44/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	53.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 60.4 µg/L	44/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	14.67 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 21 µg/L	38/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	33.54 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 44.3 µg/L	38/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	26.075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27.3 µg/L	38/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.32 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.6 µg/L	37/50	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	65.725 µg/L 82% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 66.9 µg/L	36/36	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	316.5 µg/L 3.2% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 330 µg/L	30/32	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	54.28 µg/L 4.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 55.4 µg/L	17/60	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	15/15	LCR	2025
Lead	7.5 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 8 µg/L	11/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.5 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	5/38	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	4.1545 µg/L 69% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 4.29 µg/L	2/22	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	0.5200 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/44	SYR4	2012–2019
Dalapon	2.3 µg/L 1.2% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/7	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/38	SYR4	2012–2019

90 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, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: BRODELL, BRUCE
Phone: 870-378-1984
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Pocahontas Waterworks

Is Pocahontas Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 17 contaminants in Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas 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 Pocahontas Waterworks serve?

Pocahontas Waterworks reports serving 7,752 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Pocahontas Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 136 violations on file for Pocahontas Waterworks, of which 120 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.