Public water system record
Benton-Washington Regional PWA
Serves an area of Benton County and Washington County, AR that includes Bentonville, Gravette, Little Flock and 1 more place · 30 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Benton-Washington Regional PWA in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Benton-Washington Regional PWA draws water from 1 surface water intake.
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Arkansas, March 2016.
- Record on file since 2002, with 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorite
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Surface Water Treatment Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2018 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Benton-Washington Regional PWA go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 10 health-based violations (10 resolved) and 1 monitoring or reporting violation.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 6 | 0 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began April 2016, Resolved.
Show all 10 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 86 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Dec 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine dioxide (acute)
Disinfectant residual limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (acute)
Treatment technique failure
|
Jul 1, 2002 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Arkansas regulators took 2 formal enforcement actions against Benton-Washington Regional PWA between 2015 and 2016. The most recent was an administrative penalty in March 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 2016 | Arkansas | Administrative penalty | 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Chlorine dioxide, Total Coliform |
| Sep 21, 2015 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Chlorine dioxide, Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Benton-Washington Regional PWA draws water from 1 surface water intake. 16 other community water systems buy water from Benton-Washington Regional PWA.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Benton County Water District #1 Avoca, AR
- Centerton Waterworks Centerton, AR
- Decatur Waterworks Decatur, AR
- Garfield Waterworks Garfield, AR
- Gateway Public Water Authority Gateway, AR
- Gentry Waterworks Gentry, AR
- Gravette Waterworks Gravette, AR
- Highfill Water Department Highfall, AR
- Lincoln Waterworks Lincoln, AR
- Lost Bridge Vill Wat-Sew Dists Garfield, AR
- Pea Ridge Waterworks Pea Ridge, AR
- Prairie Grove Waterworks Prairie Grove, AR
- Siloam Springs Waterworks Siloam Springs, AR
- Tontitown Waterworks Tontitown, AR
- Washington Water Authority Wwa Farmington, AR
- Westville Utility Authority Westville, OK
Annual water quality report
Benton-Washington Regional PWA 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 Benton-Washington Regional PWA 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