Public water system record

Lead Hill Waterworks

Serves Lead Hill and South Lead Hill, Boone County, AR · 525 people served

Federal records show 14 health-based violations and 22 monitoring/reporting issues for Lead Hill Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule violation.

  • AR0000063
  • LEAD HILL
  • AR
  • 525 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 72644
EPA system ID AR0000063

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
14
Resolved
14
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
22

Key facts

  • Lead Hill Waterworks buys its water from Ozark Mtn Regional PWA.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Arkansas, June 2024.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Apr 1, 2025 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Mar 1, 2025 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Feb 1, 2025 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Jan 1, 2025 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Dec 1, 2024 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Nov 1, 2024 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Oct 1, 2024 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Sep 1, 2024 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Aug 1, 2024 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Jun 1, 2024 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 May 1, 2024 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Apr 1, 2024 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
210 Mar 1, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2025 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
May 1, 2025 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Mar 1, 2025 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Aug 1, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jun 1, 2024 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Mar 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
Dec 1, 2023 Active
Enforcement action in place
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Nov 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
Nov 1, 2023 Active
Enforcement action in place
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
Oct 1, 2023 Active
Enforcement action in place
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
Sep 1, 2023 Active
Enforcement action in place
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
Aug 1, 2023 Active
Enforcement action in place
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
Jul 1, 2023 Active
Enforcement action in place
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
Jun 1, 2023 Active
Enforcement action in place
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Dec 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Dec 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Lead Hill Waterworks go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 6
2000s 0 2
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 14 20

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 1998, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Oct 1, 1998 Archived
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Apr 1, 1993 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Lead Hill Waterworks in 2024. The most recent was an administrative penalty in June 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 10, 2024 Arkansas Administrative penalty 31 violations (13 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Chlorine, Revised Total Coliform Rule, Public Notice
Feb 5, 2024 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 7 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule

What the violations mean

Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

14 incidents

The 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

Where the water comes from

Lead Hill Waterworks buys its water from Ozark Mtn Regional PWA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Lead Hill 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.