Is Benton Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2006-01-01 → 2006-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2006-01-01 → 2006-03-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2002-10-01 → 2002-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1997-07-01 → 1997-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1997-07-01 → 1997-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1997-07-01 → 1997-07-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-05-01 → 1994-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-05-01 → 1994-05-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-05-01 → 1994-05-31

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	940 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1060 µg/L	200/200	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	13.55 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15.8 µg/L	111/111	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	49.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 66.8 µg/L	111/111	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	13.84 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.5 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	28.27 µg/L 47% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 39.7 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	11.54 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17.9 µg/L	107/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	4.075 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.7 µg/L	106/117	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	67.6 µg/L 85% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 82.4 µg/L	103/103	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	217 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 448 µg/L	51/90	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.9 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.4 µg/L	21/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	16/16	LCR	2025
Lead	11.25 µg/L 75% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 12 µg/L	16/99	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.17 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.2 µg/L	7/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	340 µg/L 3.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.57 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.6 µg/L	3/107	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.8 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/11	SYR4	2012–2019

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-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: DEJARNATT, JON
Phone: 501-776-5942
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Benton Waterworks

Is Benton Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in Benton 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 Benton 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 Benton Waterworks serve?

Benton Waterworks reports serving 30,681 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Benton Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 9 violations on file for Benton Waterworks, of which 9 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.