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Alma Waterworks

Serves Alma, Crawford County, AR · 6,123 people served

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

  • AR0000144
  • ALMA
  • AR
  • 6,123 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 72921
EPA system ID AR0000144

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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

  • Alma Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Arkansas, September 2010.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,216 unknown out of 2,508 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 2003

EPA's records for Alma Waterworks go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (11 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 5 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 7 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began May 2015, Resolved.

Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2010 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2009 Archived
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2003 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Alma Waterworks in 2010. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in September 2010.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 8, 2010 Arkansas Consent decree or court judgment 6 violations (6 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

Where the water comes from

Alma Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake. 3 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Alma Waterworks.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Alma 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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