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Lake Chicot Water Supply Association

Serves an area of Chicot County, AR · 1,909 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Lake Chicot Water Supply Association in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • AR0000080
  • LAKE VILLAGE
  • AR
  • 1,909 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 71653
EPA system ID AR0000080

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
4
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Lake Chicot Water Supply Association buys its water from Lake Village Waterworks.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 118 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit), 2023.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, March 2024.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 475 unknown out of 475 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 118 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 101 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 91 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2022 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
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

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Feb 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Lake Chicot Water Supply Association go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 1 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 5 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2015, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 103 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 121 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 123 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 117 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2003 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators and EPA took 6 formal enforcement actions against Lake Chicot Water Supply Association between 2015 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in March 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 1, 2024 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 14, 2023 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Public Notice
Aug 24, 2022 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (2 health-based): Public Notice, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 17, 2020 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (1 health-based): Public Notice, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Nov 30, 2015 Arkansas Administrative penalty 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Aug 11, 2015 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

5 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Lake Chicot Water Supply Association buys its water from Lake Village Waterworks. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Lake Chicot Water Supply Association 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.

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