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Harmony Grove Water Assoc

Serves an area of Ouachita County, AR · 2,192 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Harmony Grove Water Assoc in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • AR0000402
  • CAMDEN
  • AR
  • 2,192 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 71701
EPA system ID AR0000402

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

Key facts

  • Harmony Grove Water Assoc buys its water from Shumaker Public Service Co and Camden Waterworks.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit), 2025.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Arkansas, March 2016.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 814 unknown out of 921 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above 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

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 1, 2015 Active
Enforcement action in place

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for Harmony Grove Water Assoc go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (1 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 2 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began October 2015, Archived.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 70 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Archived
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 64 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Archived
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 66 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1996 Archived

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Harmony Grove Water Assoc between 2015 and 2016. The most recent was an administrative penalty in March 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 3, 2016 Arkansas Administrative penalty 5 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Public Notice, Total Coliform
Aug 11, 2015 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

1 incident

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Harmony Grove Water Assoc buys its water from Shumaker Public Service Co and Camden Waterworks. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Harmony Grove Water Assoc 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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