Public water system record
Oden-Pencil Bluff Water Assn
Serves an area of Montgomery County, AR that includes Oden and Pencil Bluff · 393 people served
Federal records show 16 health-based violations and 13 monitoring/reporting issues for Oden-Pencil Bluff Water Assn in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.
System profile
Source water
Purchased surface water
ZIP
71961
EPA system ID
AR0000616
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 16
- Resolved
- 15
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 13
Key facts
- Oden-Pencil Bluff Water Assn buys its water from Montgomery Co Regional PWA.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 91 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2023.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Arkansas, August 2023.
- Record on file since 1990, with 106 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 1 unknown out of 181 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 91 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 87 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2022 | 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, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
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Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2020 | 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, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 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 88 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jun 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Aug 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1990
EPA's records for Oden-Pencil Bluff Water Assn go back to 1990. Before October 19, 2016 they list 106 health-based violations (99 resolved, 7 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 20 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6 | 20 |
| 2000s | 96 | 0 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 4 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 5 | 13 |
| 2020s | 10 | 0 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2016, Resolved.
Show all 106 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Archived |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 148 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.9 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 157 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 134 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.7 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 113 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Dec 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Nov 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Aug 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jun 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
May 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Mar 1, 2006 | Resolved |
56 older violations are not listed here. EPA ECHO has the complete list.
Enforcement actions
Arkansas regulators took 8 formal enforcement actions against Oden-Pencil Bluff Water Assn and issued 1 boil water order between 1991 and 2023. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2023.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 15, 2023 | Arkansas | Administrative penalty | 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Aug 7, 2018 | Arkansas | Administrative penalty | 20 violations (8 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Jun 15, 2018 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 7 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Jan 30, 2017 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations (2 health-based): Revised Total Coliform Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) |
| Oct 26, 2006 | Arkansas | Consent decree or court judgment | 83 violations (83 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Surface Water Treatment Rule, Total Coliform |
| May 11, 2004 | Arkansas | Compliance order with a penalty | 46 violations (46 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Nov 18, 2003 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 18 violations (18 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule, Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule |
| Jun 30, 1999 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 5 violations (3 health-based): Surface Water Treatment Rule |
| Dec 2, 1991 | Arkansas | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
16 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Oden-Pencil Bluff Water Assn buys its water from Montgomery Co Regional PWA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Montgomery Co Regional PWA Mount Ida, AR
Annual water quality report
Oden-Pencil Bluff Water Assn 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Oden-Pencil Bluff Water Assn for a copy.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells