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Ratcliff Waterworks

Serves an area of Logan County and Franklin County, AR that includes Ratcliff and Caulksville · 1,019 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Ratcliff Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • AR0000329
  • RATCLIFF
  • AR
  • 1,019 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 72951
EPA system ID AR0000329

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Ratcliff Waterworks buys its water from Booneville Waterworks and Paris Waterworks.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 75 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit), 2025.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, February 2018.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 486 unknown out of 675 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 75 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 73 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2025 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 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, 2017 Resolved No

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Ratcliff Waterworks go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (15 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 15 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 14
2000s 11 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 2 0
2020s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2013, Resolved.

Show all 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 102 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2013 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 104 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 97 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 100 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 102 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2004 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2001 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1999 Archived

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Ratcliff Waterworks between 2008 and 2018. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2018.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 5, 2018 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
May 9, 2013 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 22, 2008 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 7 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

4 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Ratcliff Waterworks buys its water from Booneville Waterworks and Paris Waterworks. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 2 other community water systems buy water from Ratcliff Waterworks.

Buys water from

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Ratcliff 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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