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Fort Smith Water Utilities

Serves Fort Smith, Sebastian County, AR · 86,209 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and no monitoring/reporting issues for Fort Smith Water Utilities in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Surface Water Treatment Rule violation.

  • AR0000507
  • FORT SMITH
  • AR
  • 86,209 served

System profile

Source water Surface water
ZIP 72901
EPA system ID AR0000507

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

Key facts

  • Fort Smith Water Utilities draws water from 2 surface water intakes.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 16,887 unknown out of 49,594 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
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 120 Aug 1, 2017 Resolved No

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for Fort Smith Water Utilities go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 9 health-based violations (9 resolved) and no monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 0
2000s 6 0
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Lead and Copper Rule, began July 2008, Resolved.

Show all 9 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2004 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2003 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2002 Resolved
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
 Mar 1, 2002 Resolved
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jun 1, 2000 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1997 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Oct 1, 1993 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jul 1, 1993 Resolved

What the violations mean

Surface Water Treatment Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Surface Water Treatment Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

Fort Smith Water Utilities draws water from 2 surface water intakes. 14 other community water systems and 5 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Fort Smith Water Utilities.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

Fort Smith Water Utilities 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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Testing your own water

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