Public water system record

Johnson Township Water Assoc

Serves an area of Union County, AR · 600 people served

Federal records show 5 health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Johnson Township Water Assoc in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • AR0000640
  • STRONG
  • AR
  • 600 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71765
EPA system ID AR0000640

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
5
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Johnson Township Water Assoc draws water from 1 well.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Arkansas, February 2020.
  • Record on file since 1992, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.

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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 82 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 82 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
220 Jan 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 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
220 Oct 1, 2018 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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
Public Notice
OTHER
Sep 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jun 1, 2019 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Mar 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Jul 1, 2017 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Oct 1, 2016 Resolved

Full record since 1992

EPA's records for Johnson Township Water Assoc go back to 1992. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 resolved) and 9 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2014, Resolved.

Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Aug 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Feb 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Dec 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Nov 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
May 1, 2008 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Johnson Township Water Assoc between 2019 and 2020. The most recent was an administrative penalty in February 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
Feb 13, 2020 Arkansas Administrative penalty 10 violations (5 health-based): Consumer Confidence Rule, Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Public Notice
May 7, 2019 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Public Notice

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

5 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Johnson Township Water Assoc draws water from 1 well. It also buys water from El Dorado Waterworks.

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Annual water quality report

Johnson Township Water Assoc 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

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