Public water system record
Hoxie Water Department
Serves Hoxie, Lawrence County, AR · 2,666 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Hoxie Water Department in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Revised Total Coliform Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- Yes
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Hoxie Water Department buys its water from Neapwa.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit), 2019.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, August 2021.
- Record on file since 2007, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 815 unknown out of 862 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
110 | Jun 1, 2021 | Resolved | Yes |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 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
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
Full record since 2007
EPA's records for Hoxie Water Department go back to 2007. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 0 |
| 2020s | 1 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute), began August 2016, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Arkansas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Hoxie Water Department between 2016 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 3, 2021 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Oct 10, 2016 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule |
What the violations mean
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
1 incidentHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Hoxie Water Department buys its water from Neapwa. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has a part-time connection to Walnut Ridge Waterworks. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Hoxie Water Department.
Buys water from
- Neapwa Pocahontas, AR
Emergency or part-time connections to
- Walnut Ridge Waterworks Walnut Ridge, AR
Annual water quality report
Hoxie Water Department 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.
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