Public water system record
Magazine Waterworks
Serves an area of Logan County, AR that includes Magazine · 1,000 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Magazine Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 9
Key facts
- Magazine Waterworks buys its water from Booneville Waterworks.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Arkansas, December 2021.
- Record on file since 1994, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
120 | Sep 1, 2021 | 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
RPT
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1994
EPA's records for Magazine Waterworks go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 2 | 7 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2014, Resolved.
Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
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 88 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 89 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Arkansas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Magazine Waterworks between 2013 and 2021. The most recent was an administrative penalty in December 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 28, 2021 | Arkansas | Administrative penalty | 5 violations (2 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Public Notice |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (1 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| May 9, 2013 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
What the violations mean
Surface Water Treatment Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Magazine Waterworks buys its water from Booneville Waterworks. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 other community water system buys water from Magazine Waterworks.
Buys water from
- Booneville Waterworks Booneville, AR
Community systems that buy water from it
- Blue Mountain Waterworks Blue Mountain, AR
Annual water quality report
Magazine 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
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.
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