Question 1

Is Fort Smith Water and Sewer District water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Fort Smith Water and Sewer District (PWS ID: MT0004765) has 830 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 450 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Fort Smith Water and Sewer District serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Fort Smith Water and Sewer District serves 450 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Fort Smith or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 212 service connections. The operator address is listed in Fort Smith, Montana.

Question 3

What type of violations does Fort Smith Water and Sewer District have?

Accepted Answer

Fort Smith Water and Sewer District has 830 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 820 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Fort Smith Water and Sewer District water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Fort Smith Water and Sewer District under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Fort Smith Water and Sewer District use?

Accepted Answer

Fort Smith Water and Sewer District uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

How does Fort Smith Water and Sewer District's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Fort Smith Water and Sewer District has 830 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 2% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 98% of that cohort has fewer violations than Fort Smith Water and Sewer District. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Dalapon	MR	18	2013
Pentachlorophenol	MR	18	2013
Chlordane	MR	18	2013
Di(2-ethylhexyl) adipate	MR	18	2013
Endrin	MR	18	2013
Simazine	MR	18	2013
BHC-GAMMA	MR	18	2013
Toxaphene	MR	18	2013
Di(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate	MR	18	2013
Picloram	MR	18	2013
Dinoseb	MR	18	2013
Hexachlorocyclopentadiene	MR	18	2013
Aldicarb	MR	18	2013
Atrazine	MR	18	2013
Heptachlor epoxide	MR	18	2013
2,4-D	MR	18	2013
Benzo(a)pyrene	MR	18	2013
Methoxychlor	MR	18	2013
Aldicarb sulfoxide	MR	18	2013
OXAMYL	MR	18	2013
Aldicarb sulfone	MR	18	2013
Carbofuran	MR	18	2013
LASSO	MR	18	2013
HEXACHLOROBENZENE	MR	18	2013
Heptachlor	MR	18	2013
2,4,5-TP	MR	18	2013
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	14	2013
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	14	2013
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	14	2013
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	14	2013

Fort Smith Water and Sewer District

Fort Smith Water and Sewer District standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Fort Smith Water and Sewer District

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load