Public water system record
Cave Springs Waterworks
Serves Cave Springs, Benton County, AR · 5,365 people served
Federal records show 13 health-based violations and 19 monitoring/reporting issues for Cave Springs Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 13
- Resolved
- 13
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 19
Key facts
- Cave Springs Waterworks buys its water from Bentonville Water Utilities.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit), 2020.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Arkansas, August 2020.
- Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 2,382 service lines.
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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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Oct 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | May 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Dec 1, 2017 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Sep 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Feb 11, 1994 | Active |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Cave Springs Waterworks go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 40 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 35 |
| 2000s | 0 | 3 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 2 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 12 | 18 |
| 2020s | 1 | 0 |
Enforcement actions
Arkansas regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Cave Springs Waterworks between 2018 and 2020. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2020.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 2020 | Arkansas | Administrative penalty | 4 violations (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Feb 27, 2019 | Arkansas | Administrative penalty | 23 violations (13 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Public Notice, Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Aug 7, 2018 | Arkansas | Administrative penalty | 16 violations (7 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule, Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Public Notice, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Mar 20, 2018 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (2 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
What the violations mean
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
12 incidentsThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
1 incidentDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Cave Springs Waterworks buys its water from Bentonville Water Utilities. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Bentonville Water Utilities Bentonville, AR
Annual water quality report
Cave Springs 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