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Murfreesboro Waterworks

Serves Murfreesboro, Pike County, AR · 1,645 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Murfreesboro Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • AR0000425
  • MURFREESBORO
  • AR
  • 1,645 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 71958
EPA system ID AR0000425

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
Yes
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • Murfreesboro Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, February 2023.
  • Record on file since 1997, with 16 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1,390 unknown out of 1,390 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 Nov 1, 2022 Resolved Yes

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1997

EPA's records for Murfreesboro Waterworks go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 16 health-based violations (15 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2000s 12 0
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 0
2020s 1 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2012, 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)
 Jan 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2009 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2009 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
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2003 Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 2003 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2001 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2001 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2000 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Aug 1, 1997 Archived

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Murfreesboro Waterworks between 2012 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2023.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 13, 2023 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (1 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule
May 4, 2012 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

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

Murfreesboro Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake. 3 other community water systems buy water from Murfreesboro Waterworks.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Murfreesboro 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.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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