Is Freedom Public Water Authority Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Polk

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
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-06-01 → 2000-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-06-01 → 2000-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2000-06-01 → 2000-06-30
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-03-01
RPT	Monitoring	Resolved	2018-03-01
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-06-01 → 2015-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-06-01 → 2015-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2015-06-01 → 2015-06-30
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-02-01 → 2011-02-28
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2011-02-01 → 2011-02-28

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
Bromodichloromethane	7.955 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 8.5 µg/L	44/44	SYR4	2014–2019
Chloroform	85.82 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 93.7 µg/L	44/44	SYR4	2014–2019
TTHM	91.77 µg/L 115% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 99.7 µg/L	44/44	SYR4	2014–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	28.26 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 35.5 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2014–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	54.385 µg/L 91% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 71.9 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2014–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	26.675 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 29.7 µg/L	42/42	SYR4	2014–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.22 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.7 µg/L	37/42	SYR4	2014–2019
Copper	67.95 µg/L 5.2% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 69.9 µg/L	14/30	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	7/7	LCR	2003
Lead	7.92 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 9 µg/L	5/30	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	1.095 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.1 µg/L	2/44	SYR4	2014–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	6.035 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.3 µg/L	2/42	SYR4	2014–2019

2 contaminants tested, none detected

BromoformDibromoacetic Acid

Utility contact

Contact: YOUNGBLOOD, ROSANNA
Phone: 479-394-7500
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Freedom Public Water Authority

Is Freedom Public Water Authority tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in Freedom Public Water Authority'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 Freedom Public Water Authority'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 Freedom Public Water Authority serve?

Freedom Public Water Authority reports serving 1,935 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Freedom Public Water Authority had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 22 violations on file for Freedom Public Water Authority, of which 3 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.