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Damascus Water Works

Serves an area of Van Buren County, AR · 2,235 people served

Federal records show 6 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Damascus Water Works in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • AR0000190
  • DAMASCUS
  • AR
  • 2,235 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 72039
EPA system ID AR0000190

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

Key facts

  • Damascus Water Works buys its water from Community Water System.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit), 2020.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, May 2020.
  • Record on file since 1990, with 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 670 unknown out of 1,399 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 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2023 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2022 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No

Full record since 1990

EPA's records for Damascus Water Works go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 7 health-based violations (5 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 19 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 10
2000s 3 9
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0
2020s 4 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began April 2010, Resolved.

Show all 7 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 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
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Damascus Water Works in 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 19, 2020 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (4 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

6 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Damascus Water Works buys its water from Community Water System. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has a part-time connection to Bee Branch Water.

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Annual water quality report

Damascus Water Works 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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