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Prescott Waterworks

Serves an area of Nevada County, AR that includes Prescott · 4,500 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Prescott Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • AR0000394
  • PRESCOTT
  • AR
  • 4,500 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 71857
EPA system ID AR0000394

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Prescott Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, September 2024.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 71 unknown out of 367 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
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Jun 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 Yes

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Prescott Waterworks go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (8 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 4 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 6 2
2000s 8 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 1
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2008, Resolved.

Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
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
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 1998 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 1998 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1998 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 1997 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 1993 Archived
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Prescott Waterworks between 1999 and 2024. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 23, 2024 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
May 27, 2008 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 8 violations (8 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Total Coliform
Mar 30, 1999 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 4 violations (3 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule

What the violations mean

Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not meet a filtration or treatment requirement for surface water

Inadequate treatment of surface water can let pathogens such as Cryptosporidium and Giardia through

Where the water comes from

Prescott Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake.

Annual water quality report

Prescott 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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