Community Water System · PWS AR0000416
West Helena Water Works
Operator location Helena, Arkansas - 67% of 156 violations are health-based (upper-third health share (> 23%)); groundwater source; 5,693 served per SDWIS.
- 5,693
- People served (this PWS)
- 156
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 104
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
West Helena Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third
67% of 156 recorded violations are health-based - upper-third health share (> 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 67% is upper-third health share (> 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #7,078 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
West Helena Water Works sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (156), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is large (5,693; larger served population (> 3,309)), so household exposure scale sits behind the violation mix. Health-based share is 67% - most of this ledger is MCL or treatment-technique exceedance. UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #7,078 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #99 of 514
- Population · AR
- 156
- Total EPA violations on record
- 67%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 2,596
- County
- Phillips
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 9
- Monitoring Violations
- 17
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 95
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | TT | 80 | 2024 |
| Public Notice | Other | 33 | 2024 |
| Groundwater Rule | TT | 15 | 2023 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 6 | 2020 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 5 | 2008 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | MR | 5 | 2020 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MCL | 4 | 2020 |
| Chlorine | MR | 4 | 2022 |
| E. COLI | MR | 2 | 2025 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 1 | 2011 |
| Coliform (TCR) | Other | 1 | 1998 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
West Helena Water Works has 156 recorded EPA violations, 82% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 18% carry more. 67% of this system's own violations are health-based (104 of 156), and it ranks #7,078 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
156 Higher than most more violations than 82% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEtFOSAA | 6/14/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 6/14/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 6/14/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 6/14/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 12/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 12/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 12/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 12/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 12/11/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 12/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 12/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 12/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 12/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 12/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 12/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 12/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 12/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 12/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 12/11/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 12/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 12/11/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 12/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 12/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 12/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 12/11/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 12/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 12/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 12/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 12/11/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 12/11/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 12/11/2023 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 12/11/2023 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 12/11/2023 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 10/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 10/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 10/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 10/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 10/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 10/18/2023 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 10/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 10/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 10/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 10/18/2023 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 10/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 10/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 10/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 10/18/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 10/18/2023 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 10/18/2023 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 10/18/2023 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on West Helena Water Works
104 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for AR0000416.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
156 violations · 5,693 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems with comparable violation load
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems with similar served population
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with West Helena Water Works
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in Arkansas compares on the same EPA violation measures. Arkansas systems
- Check whether PFAS was detected at this system under UCMR5 testing. PFAS guide
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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.