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Amity Waterworks

Serves Amity, Clark County, AR · 506 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for Amity Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • AR0000088
  • AMITY
  • AR
  • 506 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 71921
EPA system ID AR0000088

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
7

Key facts

  • Amity Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, May 2013.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 158 unknown out of 158 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
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Feb 1, 2021 Resolved No
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Feb 1, 2022 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Aug 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 12, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Amity Waterworks go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 17 health-based violations (12 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 5 16
2000s 7 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 3
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 4
2020s 1 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2013, Resolved.

Show all 17 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2007 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2006 Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Sep 1, 2003 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 1992 Archived
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 1991 Archived

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Amity Waterworks between 1993 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2013.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 9, 2013 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 2, 1993 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 9 violations (3 health-based): Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system failed required surface water treatment or filtration standards

Untreated or inadequately treated surface water can contain bacteria and viruses

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Amity Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake. 2 other community water systems buy water from Amity Waterworks.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Amity 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.

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Testing your own water

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