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Portia Waterworks

Serves Portia, Lawrence County, AR · 586 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Portia Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • AR0000305
  • PORTIA
  • AR
  • 586 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 72457
EPA system ID AR0000305

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Portia Waterworks buys its water from Neapwa.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 64 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2019.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 237 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 64 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Portia Waterworks go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (3 resolved, 3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 4
2000s 1 10
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2011, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 8, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2003 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1998 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 1994 Archived

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

1 incident

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Portia Waterworks buys its water from Neapwa. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Portia 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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