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Corning Waterworks

Serves Corning, Clay County, AR · 3,388 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Corning Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Combined Radium (-226 and -228) violation.

  • AR0000096
  • CORNING
  • AR
  • 3,388 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 72422
EPA system ID AR0000096

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
6

Key facts

  • Corning Waterworks buys its water from Clay Co Reg Water District.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), 6.5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit), 2018.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, May 2018.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,488 unknown out of 1,488 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
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.5 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
 340 Oct 1, 2017 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, 2020 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Feb 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Nov 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Mar 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Corning Waterworks go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (3 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 10 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began January 2016, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.45 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.75 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 1996 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1996 Archived

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Corning Waterworks between 2016 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 4, 2018 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (2 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Public Notice
Aug 16, 2016 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

What the violations mean

Combined Radium (-226 and -228)

2 incidents

Test results for Combined Radium (-226 and -228) were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.

Where the water comes from

Corning Waterworks buys its water from Clay Co Reg Water District. EPA also lists 2 wells, all for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Corning Waterworks.

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Annual water quality report

Corning 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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