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Strong Waterworks

Serves an area of Union County, AR that includes Strong · 1,131 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 14 monitoring/reporting issues for Strong Waterworks in the last ten years, including an unresolved Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule violation.

  • AR0000556
  • STRONG
  • AR
  • 1,131 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71765
EPA system ID AR0000556

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
1
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
14

Key facts

  • Strong Waterworks draws water from 4 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Arkansas, November 2022.
  • Record on file since 2002, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 652 unknown out of 652 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
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved No
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 210 Jan 1, 2016 Active 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, 2025 Active
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Sep 1, 2023 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jul 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 1, 2022 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 May 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Aug 1, 2020 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
 Dec 1, 2019 Active
Enforcement action in place
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
 Sep 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Dec 10, 2015 Resolved

Full record since 2002

EPA's records for Strong Waterworks go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 not resolved) and 13 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 0 3
2010 to October 18, 2016 4 10
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 0 10

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

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Jan 1, 2016 Active
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2014 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Strong Waterworks between 2020 and 2022. The most recent was an administrative penalty in November 2022.

Date By Action Violations covered
Nov 28, 2022 Arkansas Administrative penalty 7 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule, Public Notice
Oct 27, 2020 Arkansas Administrative penalty 6 violations: Public Notice, Consumer Confidence Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule
Feb 11, 2020 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule

What the violations mean

Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule

2 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

Strong Waterworks draws water from 4 wells.

Annual water quality report

Strong 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.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Arkansas.

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