Public water system record
Hot Springs Utilities
Serves an area of Garland County, AR that includes Hot Springs, Piney, Rockwell and 2 more places · 75,343 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Hot Springs Utilities in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 1
Key facts
- Hot Springs Utilities draws water from 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 87 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2019.
- Record on file since 1993, with 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 28,032 unknown out of 39,399 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2023 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Hot Springs Utilities go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 21 health-based violations (4 resolved, 17 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21 | 5 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began April 1997, Resolved.
Show all 21 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1997 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1996 | Resolved |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1996 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 1995 | Archived |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 1994 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 1994 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 1994 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Sep 1, 1994 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Jun 1, 1994 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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May 1, 1994 | Archived |
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Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Apr 1, 1994 | Archived |
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Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
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Oct 1, 1993 | Resolved |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
1 incidentDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Hot Springs Utilities draws water from 3 surface water intakes (1 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 2 other community water systems and 6 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Hot Springs Utilities. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Hot Springs Utilities.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Mountain Pine Waterworks Mountain Pine, AR
- Riviera Utilities Hot Springs, AR
Annual water quality report
Hot Springs Utilities 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Arkansas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells