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Community Water System · PWS AR0000057

Sulphur Springs Waterworks

Sulphur Springs, Arkansas 72768 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 580 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

580
People served
46
EPA violations
7
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 46 drinking-water violations at Sulphur Springs Waterworks, 15% of them health-based - below the Arkansas per-system average.

46
Total EPA violations on record
15%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
580
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Sulphur Springs Waterworks

Sulphur Springs Waterworks is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 580 residents in Sulphur Springs, Arkansas (Benton County) through 232 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 46 total violations for this system , of which 7 (15%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 22 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Revised Total Coliform Rule, recorded in 12 violations (MON). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Arkansas, EPA tracks 1,016 public water systems serving 3,049,400 people, with 53,437 cumulative violations and 21,598 health-based violations on record. About 94% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 52.6 violations. Statewide, 57 of 172 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (33.1%).

Sulphur Springs Waterworks's 46 violations sit below the Arkansas average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
580
Total Violations
46
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
232
County
Benton
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
7
Monitoring Violations
22
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 2017
Coliform (TCR) MR 8 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 7 2017
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2021
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 3 2020
E. COLI MR 2 2014

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Sulphur Springs Waterworks.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID AR0000057 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Arkansas Drinking Water Authority

Arkansas's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find AR regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2021 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 SDWIS / AR0000057 / 7000
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MCL 3 SDWIS / AR0000057 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 12 SDWIS / AR0000057 / 8000
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule RPT 7 SDWIS / AR0000057 / 8000
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 8 SDWIS / AR0000057 / 3100
2014 E. COLI MR 2 SDWIS / AR0000057 / 3014
2013 Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 SDWIS / AR0000057 / 3100

How Sulphur Springs Waterworks Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Sulphur Springs Waterworks Arkansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 46 52.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 7 21.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 33.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 580 3,001 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,016 regulated public water systems in Arkansas.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Sulphur Springs Waterworks water safe to drink? ▼
Sulphur Springs Waterworks (PWS ID: AR0000057) has 46 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 580 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Sulphur Springs Waterworks serve? ▼
Sulphur Springs Waterworks serves 580 people in Sulphur Springs, Arkansas. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 232 service connections.
What type of violations does Sulphur Springs Waterworks have? ▼
Sulphur Springs Waterworks has 46 total violations: 7 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 22 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Sulphur Springs Waterworks water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Sulphur Springs Waterworks under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Sulphur Springs Waterworks use? ▼
Sulphur Springs Waterworks uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This system's figures are rendered directly from EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.