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Cross County Rural Water Sys

Serves an area of Cross County, Woodruff County and 4 more counties, AR that includes Fair Oaks · 8,788 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for Cross County Rural Water Sys in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • AR0000459
  • HICKORY RIDGE
  • AR
  • 8,788 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 72347
EPA system ID AR0000459

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • Cross County Rural Water Sys draws water from 8 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 93 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2020.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, May 2020.
  • Record on file since 2001, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 4,173 unknown out of 5,785 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 93 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No

Full record since 2001

EPA's records for Cross County Rural Water Sys go back to 2001. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 2 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2008, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2001 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Cross County Rural Water Sys in 2020. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
May 19, 2020 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

2 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Cross County Rural Water Sys draws water from 8 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Cross County Rural Water Sys. 3 other public water systems have emergency connections to Cross County Rural Water Sys.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Cross County Rural Water Sys 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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