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Highfill Water Department

Serves an area of Benton County, AR that includes Highfill · 3,970 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Highfill Water Department in the last ten years.

  • AR0000885
  • HIGHFALL
  • AR
  • 3,970 served

System profile

Source water Purchased surface water
ZIP 72734
EPA system ID AR0000885

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Highfill Water Department buys its water from Benton-Washington Regional PWA.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Arkansas, August 2016.
  • Record on file since 2004, with 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,600 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 2004

EPA's records for Highfill Water Department go back to 2004. Before October 19, 2016 they list 14 health-based violations (14 resolved) and 5 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 11 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 3 1
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1

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

Show all 14 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 93 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88 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 83 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 92 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 88 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 93 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators took 3 formal enforcement actions against Highfill Water Department between 2008 and 2016. The most recent was an administrative penalty in August 2016.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 30, 2016 Arkansas Administrative penalty 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
May 10, 2016 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations (2 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 17, 2008 Arkansas Consent decree or court judgment 5 violations (5 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

Where the water comes from

Highfill Water Department buys its water from Benton-Washington Regional PWA. It lists no wells or intakes of its own. 1 smaller public system such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buys water from Highfill Water Department.

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Annual water quality report

Highfill Water Department 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.

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Testing your own water

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