Public water system record
Mt Sherman Water Association
Serves an area of Newton County, AR · 903 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 6 monitoring/reporting issues for Mt Sherman Water Association in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 6
Key facts
- Mt Sherman Water Association buys its water from Ozark Mtn Regional PWA.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order with a penalty by Arkansas, May 2011.
- Record on file since 1989, with 59 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
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Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Nov 1, 2024 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 1989
EPA's records for Mt Sherman Water Association go back to 1989. Before October 19, 2016 they list 59 health-based violations (47 resolved, 12 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 16 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 0 |
| 1990s | 11 | 11 |
| 2000s | 35 | 2 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 12 | 3 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Combined Radium (-226 and -228), began July 2013, Resolved.
Show all 59 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.68 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.55 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.25 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.3 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.1 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.08 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.63 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.3 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2010 | Resolved |
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Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.25 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.4 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6.15 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 6 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.23 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.23 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.1 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.1 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.3 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 5.3 pCi/L, federal limit 5 pCi/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2004 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2003 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2002 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 2001 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2000 | Resolved |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 1999 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1998 | Archived |
9 older violations are not listed here. EPA ECHO has the complete list.
Enforcement actions
Arkansas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Mt Sherman Water Association and issued 1 boil water order between 1985 and 2011, filed as 5 records in EPA's data. The most recent was a compliance order with a penalty in May 2011.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2011 | Arkansas | Compliance order with a penalty | 13 violations (13 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Jul 28, 2005 | Arkansas | Compliance order with a penalty | 41 violations (30 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228), Total Coliform, Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U |
| Jan 18, 2002 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Combined Radium (-226 and -228) |
| Sep 30, 1985 | Arkansas | Boil water order | 2 violations |
Where the water comes from
Mt Sherman Water Association buys its water from Ozark Mtn Regional PWA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.
Buys water from
- Ozark Mtn Regional PWA Lead Hill, AR
Annual water quality report
Mt Sherman 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.
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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells