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Chidester Water Works

Serves Chidester, Ouachita County, AR · 336 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 15 monitoring/reporting issues for Chidester Water Works in the last ten years.

  • AR0000403
  • CHIDESTER
  • AR
  • 336 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71726
EPA system ID AR0000403

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
15

Key facts

  • Chidester Water Works draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Arkansas, August 2020.
  • Record on file since 2006, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 122 unknown out of 172 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Jun 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Mar 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Sep 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Aug 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jun 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 May 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Feb 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Feb 1, 2018 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2006

EPA's records for Chidester Water Works go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 7 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 2 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 4
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 11
2020s 0 4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2015, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2006 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Chidester Water Works in 2020. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 21, 2020 Arkansas Administrative penalty 10 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule, Public Notice
May 19, 2020 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 9 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule, Public Notice

Where the water comes from

Chidester Water Works draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Chidester Water Works 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.

Systems serving 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Chidester Water Works for a copy.

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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