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East Logan Co Rural Water

Serves an area of Logan County, AR that includes New Blaine · 2,263 people served

Federal records show 7 health-based violations and no monitoring/reporting issues for East Logan Co Rural Water in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • AR0000809
  • NEW BLAINE
  • AR
  • 2,263 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 72851
EPA system ID AR0000809

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
7
Resolved
4
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
3
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • East Logan Co Rural Water buys its water from NE Yell County Water Assoc.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 68 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2024.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Arkansas, December 2024.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 905 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
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 68 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Sep 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 67 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 66 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 61 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 62 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 67 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2017 Resolved No
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 66 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved No

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for East Logan Co Rural Water go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (4 resolved) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.

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

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2016, Resolved.

Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 85 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 84 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 6 formal enforcement actions against East Logan Co Rural Water between 2016 and 2024. The most recent was an administrative penalty in December 2024.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 2, 2024 Arkansas Administrative penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Sep 23, 2024 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
May 4, 2018 Arkansas Administrative penalty 4 violations (4 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Feb 5, 2018 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
May 26, 2016 Arkansas Administrative penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Mar 1, 2016 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 3 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Total Coliform

What the violations mean

Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

7 incidents

Haloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit

Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk

Where the water comes from

East Logan Co Rural Water buys its water from NE Yell County Water Assoc. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. It also has an emergency connection to Scranton Waterworks.

Buys water from

Emergency or part-time connections to

Annual water quality report

East Logan Co Rural Water 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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