Is Dequeen Water Work Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2001-02-01 → 2001-02-28
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2001-01-01 → 2001-01-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2000-12-01 → 2000-12-31
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1995-07-25
TT	Health-based	Resolved	1993-04-25
Other	Monitoring	Resolved	1999-10-19 → 1999-10-20
Other	Monitoring	Archived	1999-03-01 → 1999-03-31
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1999-02-01 → 1999-02-28
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1999-02-01 → 1999-02-28
Other	Monitoring	Archived	1999-02-01 → 1999-02-28

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	883.5 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	92/93	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	6.94 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.2 µg/L	25/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	1036 µg/L 80% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 8260 µg/L	25/42	SYR4	2014–2017
Chloroform	43.56 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 45 µg/L	25/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	21/21	LCR	2025
Dichloroacetic Acid	7.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.5 µg/L	19/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	19.12 µg/L 32% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 19.3 µg/L	19/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	12.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	19/19	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.181 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	18/31	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	23.61 µg/L 157% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 26.5 µg/L	18/51	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	48.04 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 49 µg/L	17/17	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	300 µg/L 3% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	14/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Benzo(A)Pyrene	0.1065 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 0.2000 µg/L worst single sample: 0.1100 µg/L	2/10	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.1 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/8	SYR4	2012–2019

93 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) PhthalateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HIGGINS, DARREN
Phone: 870-584-3445
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Dequeen Water Work

Is Dequeen Water Work tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 14 contaminants in Dequeen Water Work'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 Dequeen Water Work's water?

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

How many people does Dequeen Water Work serve?

Dequeen Water Work reports serving 6,105 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Dequeen Water Work had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 10 violations on file for Dequeen Water Work, of which 5 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.