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Paris Waterworks

Serves Paris, Logan County, AR · 4,935 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Paris Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • AR0000328
  • PARIS
  • AR
  • 4,935 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 72855
EPA system ID AR0000328

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Paris Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 63 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2017.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, April 2022.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,255 unknown out of 1,255 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Feb 1, 2022 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 63 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Paris Waterworks go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (3 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 6 4
2000s 2 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 0
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute), began June 2013, Resolved.

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2013 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2005 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2001 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 1996 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 1996 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 1996 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 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

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Paris Waterworks between 1995 and 2022. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in April 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Apr 22, 2022 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule
May 4, 2018 Arkansas Administrative penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Feb 5, 2018 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Dec 14, 1995 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 5 violations (3 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

3 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The 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 this violation.

Where the water comes from

Paris Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake. 5 other community water systems buy water from Paris Waterworks.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Paris 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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Testing your own water

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