Is North Howard Rural Water Association Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

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	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2020-04-01 → 2020-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-10-01 → 2018-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-10-01 → 2018-12-31

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
Copper	1381 µg/L 106% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 3760 µg/L	134/198	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	60.1 µg/L 401% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 282 µg/L	111/197	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	36.85 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 48.1 µg/L	56/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	83.425 µg/L 139% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 99.1 µg/L	56/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	42.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 48.4 µg/L	56/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	7.2 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.7 µg/L	55/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	81.02 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 114 µg/L	55/56	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	86.16 µg/L 108% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 121 µg/L	55/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.5 µg/L	33/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	3.435 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.6 µg/L	4/56	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0170 mg/L 113% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	3/3	LCR	2016
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/56	SYR4	2012–2019

2 contaminants tested, none detected

BromoformDibromochloromethane

Utility contact

Contact: CHISM, LANE
Phone: 870-583-7575

Frequently asked questions about North Howard Rural Water Association

Is North Howard Rural Water Association tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 12 contaminants in North Howard Rural Water Association'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 North Howard Rural Water Association's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Dichloroacetic Acid, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Trichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does North Howard Rural Water Association serve?

North Howard Rural Water Association reports serving 710 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has North Howard Rural Water Association had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 82 violations on file for North Howard Rural Water Association, of which 48 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.