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Decatur Waterworks

Serves an area of Benton County, AR that includes Decatur · 2,468 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Decatur Waterworks in the last ten years.

  • AR0000052
  • DECATUR
  • AR
  • 2,468 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 72722
EPA system ID AR0000052

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Decatur Waterworks draws water from 3 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, July 1996.
  • Record on file since 1990, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 204 unknown out of 749 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1990

EPA's records for Decatur Waterworks go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 26 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 4 23
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Surface Water Treatment Rule, began January 1996, Archived.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1996 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 1995 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1995 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 1995 Archived

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Decatur Waterworks between 1994 and 1996. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in July 1996.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 9, 1996 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (4 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
May 19, 1994 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 12 violations: Total Coliform

Where the water comes from

Decatur Waterworks draws water from 3 wells. It also buys water from Benton-Washington Regional PWA.

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Annual water quality report

Decatur 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.

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