Public water system record

United Water Association

Serves an area of Monroe County and Woodruff County, AR that includes Hunter and Fargo · 450 people served

Federal records show 8 health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for United Water Association in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

AR0000654
BRINKLEY
AR
450 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater

ZIP 72021

EPA system ID AR0000654

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Health-based violations, last 10 years: 8
Resolved: 8
Unresolved: 0
Any acute record: No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years: 12

Key facts

United Water Association buys its water from Brinkley Waterworks.
Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2018.
Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, February 2023.
Record on file since 2005, with 8 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, 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	Apr 1, 2019	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, 2019	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 90 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)	220	Oct 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	Jul 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, 2017	Resolved	No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded Measured 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)	220	Jul 1, 2017	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, 2017	Resolved	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
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jan 1, 2024	Active
Lead and Copper Rule Monitoring and reporting	Jan 1, 2022	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2021	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Sep 1, 2019	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Jun 1, 2019	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Mar 1, 2019	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Jan 1, 2019	Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule OTHER	Jul 1, 2018	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Mar 1, 2018	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Dec 1, 2017	Resolved
Public Notice OTHER	Sep 1, 2017	Resolved

Full record since 2005

EPA's records for United Water Association go back to 2005. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (8 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in	Health-based	Monitoring and reporting
2000s	7	1
2010 to October 18, 2016	1	2
October 19, 2016 to 2019	8	8
2020s	0	4

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began January 2013, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016

Contaminant	Start date	Status
Total Coliform Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 2013	Resolved
Total Coliform (acute) Contaminant limit exceeded	Sep 1, 2009	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 2006	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2006	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded	Apr 1, 2006	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jan 1, 2006	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded	Oct 1, 2005	Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) Contaminant limit exceeded	Jul 1, 2005	Resolved

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators and EPA took 4 formal enforcement actions against United Water Association between 2006 and 2023. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in February 2023.

Date	By	Action	Violations covered
Feb 16, 2023	EPA	Compliance order (no penalty)	2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule, Lead and Copper Rule
Feb 5, 2018	Arkansas	Administrative penalty	16 violations (8 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Public Notice, Consumer Confidence Rule
Nov 29, 2017	Arkansas	Compliance order (no penalty)	3 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Public Notice
May 25, 2006	Arkansas	Compliance order (no penalty)	6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

8 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

United Water Association buys its water from Brinkley Waterworks. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

Buys water from

Brinkley Waterworks Brinkley, AR

Annual water quality report

United Water Association 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 United Water Association for a copy.

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

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