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Huntington Waterworks

Serves Huntington, Sebastian County, AR · 782 people served

Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Huntington Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • AR0000508
  • HUNTINGTON
  • AR
  • 782 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 72940
EPA system ID AR0000508

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
8
Resolved
8
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Huntington Waterworks buys its water from James Fork Regional Water District.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit), 2021.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Arkansas, August 2019.
  • Record on file since 1994, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 181 unknown out of 181 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 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 210 May 1, 2016 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 210 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 210 Dec 1, 2015 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 210 Nov 1, 2015 Resolved No

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
 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 1994

EPA's records for Huntington Waterworks go back to 1994. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 6
2000s 0 1
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 2
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 1
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, began May 2016, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 May 1, 2016 Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Dec 1, 2015 Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Nov 1, 2015 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Huntington Waterworks between 2016 and 2019. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 21, 2019 Arkansas Administrative penalty 4 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Revised Total Coliform Rule
May 7, 2019 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jun 9, 2016 Arkansas Administrative penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Mar 1, 2016 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

4 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

4 incidents

The system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule

Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Huntington Waterworks buys its water from James Fork Regional Water District. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Huntington 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.

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Testing your own water

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