Public water system record

Mena Water Department

Serves an area of Polk County, AR that includes Mena and Board Camp · 5,604 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Mena Water Department in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Chlorite violation.

AR0000438
MENA
AR
5,604 served

System profile

Source water Surface water

ZIP 71963

EPA system ID AR0000438

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

Key facts

Mena Water Department draws water from 1 surface water intake.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, November 2013.
Record on file since 1997, with 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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
Chlorite Contaminant limit exceeded	210	Dec 1, 2020	Resolved	No

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, 2018	Resolved

Full record since 1997

EPA's records for Mena Water Department go back to 1997. Before October 19, 2016 they list 11 health-based violations (10 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
1990s	1	0
2000s	1	0
2010 to October 18, 2016	9	1
October 19, 2016 to 2019	0	1
2020s	1	0

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

Show all 11 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 2015	Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 76 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2014	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 92 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Jan 1, 2014	Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 76 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.3 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2013	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Oct 1, 2013	Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 74 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2013	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 84 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Jul 1, 2013	Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute) Treatment technique failure	Jun 1, 2013	Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 65 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)	Apr 1, 2013	Resolved
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jun 1, 2009	Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule Treatment technique failure	Apr 1, 1997	Archived

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Mena Water Department in 2013. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in November 2013.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Nov 8, 2013	Arkansas	Compliance order (no penalty)	7 violations (6 health-based): Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule, Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Chlorite

1 incident

Test results for Chlorite were above the federal limit (a maximum contaminant level violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Mena Water Department draws water from 1 surface water intake. 3 other community water systems and 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Mena Water Department.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Mena Water Department 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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