Is BRINKLEY WATERWORKS's water safe to drink?
BRINKLEY WATERWORKS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 2,992 people through 1,529 service connections.
BRINKLEY WATERWORKS's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, BRINKLEY WATERWORKS ranks 1,991th by violation burden (85th percentile) - 17 violations total, 10 health-baseds.
Against the AR average
BRINKLEY WATERWORKS's 10 health-based violations sit above the AR average of 7.1, across 243 systems statewide. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
BRINKLEY WATERWORKS's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-03, with the most recent health-based one dated 2015-01-04. Last reported to EPA: 05/12/2026.
The concern categories on record
BRINKLEY WATERWORKS's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM
The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What BRINKLEY WATERWORKS's record does not cover
This is what BRINKLEY WATERWORKS reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and BRINKLEY WATERWORKS's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 1,991th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.