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Charleston Waterworks

Serves an area of Franklin County and Sebastian County, AR that includes Charleston · 3,386 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Charleston Waterworks in the last ten years.

  • AR0000200
  • CHARLESTON
  • AR
  • 3,386 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 72933
EPA system ID AR0000200

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • Charleston Waterworks buys its water from Franklin-Sebastian PWA.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, February 2013.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 897 unknown out of 897 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.

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
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jun 1, 2023 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for Charleston Waterworks go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (13 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 3
2000s 8 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 5 5
2020s 0 2

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

Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
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
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 2004 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Charleston Waterworks between 2007 and 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2013.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 8, 2013 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 25, 2008 Arkansas Consent decree or court judgment 7 violations (7 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Total Coliform
Mar 9, 2007 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (5 health-based): CARBON, TOTAL, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Charleston Waterworks buys its water from Franklin-Sebastian PWA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Charleston Waterworks.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Charleston 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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