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Benton Waterworks

Serves Benton, Saline County, AR · 30,681 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Benton Waterworks in the last ten years.

  • AR0000484
  • BENTON
  • AR
  • 30,681 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 72019
EPA system ID AR0000484

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

Key facts

  • Benton Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 6,564 unknown out of 13,811 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, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Benton Waterworks go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 2 0
2000s 2 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: CARBON, TOTAL, began January 2006, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
CARBON, TOTAL
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 2002 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 1994 Archived

Where the water comes from

Benton Waterworks draws water from 1 surface water intake. 4 other community water systems and 2 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Benton Waterworks.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Benton 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.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

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