Public water system record
Big Flat Waterworks
Serves an area of Baxter County, Searcy County and 1 more county, AR that includes Big Flat · 523 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Big Flat Waterworks in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Big Flat Waterworks draws water from 1 well.
- Record on file since 1981, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jun 1, 2025 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Big Flat Waterworks go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (1 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 3 | 0 |
| 1990s | 1 | 2 |
| 2000s | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2004, Resolved.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1998 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1985 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1982 | Archived |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1981 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
Big Flat Waterworks draws water from 1 well. It also has an emergency connection to Fifty Six Waterworks. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Big Flat Waterworks.
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Fifty Six Waterworks Fifty Six, AR
Annual water quality report
Big Flat Waterworks must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Arkansas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells