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Foreman Waterworks

Serves Foreman, Little River County, AR · 1,011 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Foreman Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation.

  • AR0000323
  • FOREMAN
  • AR
  • 1,011 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 71836
EPA system ID AR0000323

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Foreman Waterworks buys its water from Little River Co Rda.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 63 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, May 2019.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 446 unknown out of 581 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 63 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Active

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Foreman Waterworks go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (2 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0
2020s 0 1

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2012, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1994 Archived

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Foreman Waterworks in 2019. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 7, 2019 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

2 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Foreman Waterworks buys its water from Little River Co Rda. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Foreman 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.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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