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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS AR0001155

Blue Bell Cafe

Story, Arkansas 71970 - drinking water served from surface water sources to 25 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

25
People served
415
EPA violations
42
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 415 drinking-water violations at Blue Bell Cafe, 10% of them health-based - above the Arkansas per-system average.

415
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
25
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Blue Bell Cafe

Blue Bell Cafe is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 25 residents in Story, Arkansas (Montgomery County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from surface water sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 415 total violations for this system , of which 42 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 290 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Surface Water Treatment Rule, recorded in 118 violations (MR). 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%).

Blue Bell Cafe's 415 violations sit above 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
25
Total Violations
415
Health-Based Violations
42
Water Source
Surface Water

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
1
County
Montgomery
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
7
Monitoring Violations
290
Treatment Tech Violations
35

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 118 2017
Public Notice Other 83 2025
Coliform (TCR) MR 76 2016
Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 44 2016
Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 35 2016
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 34 2025
E. COLI MR 15 2015
Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 2012
Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 2016

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 Blue Bell Cafe.

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 AR0001155 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
2025 Public Notice Other 83 SDWIS / AR0001155 / 7500
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 34 SDWIS / AR0001155 / 8000
2017 Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 118 SDWIS / AR0001155 / 0200
2016 Coliform (TCR) MR 76 SDWIS / AR0001155 / 3100
2016 Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 44 SDWIS / AR0001155 / 0300
2016 Surface Water Treatment Rule TT 35 SDWIS / AR0001155 / 0200
2016 Long Term 2 Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule MR 3 SDWIS / AR0001155 / 0800
2015 E. COLI MR 15 SDWIS / AR0001155 / 3014
2012 Coliform (TCR) MCL 7 SDWIS / AR0001155 / 3100

How Blue Bell Cafe Compares

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

Metric Blue Bell Cafe Arkansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 415 52.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 42 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 25 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 Blue Bell Cafe water safe to drink? ▼
Blue Bell Cafe (PWS ID: AR0001155) has 415 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 25 people using Surface Water sources.
How many people does Blue Bell Cafe serve? ▼
Blue Bell Cafe serves 25 people in Story, Arkansas. It is a Private-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 1 service connections.
What type of violations does Blue Bell Cafe have? ▼
Blue Bell Cafe has 415 total violations: 42 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 290 monitoring/reporting violations, and 35 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Blue Bell Cafe water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Blue Bell Cafe under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Blue Bell Cafe use? ▼
Blue Bell Cafe uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.