Is DEQUEEN WATER WORK's water safe to drink?
DEQUEEN WATER WORK has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 6,105 people through 2,369 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, DEQUEEN WATER WORK ranks 3,749th by violation burden (71th percentile) - 10 violations total, 5 health-baseds.
How DEQUEEN WATER WORK compares within AR
DEQUEEN WATER WORK's 5 health-based violations sit within the AR average of 7.1, across 243 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for DEQUEEN WATER WORK is from 2001-01-02 (health-based: 2001-01-02). Last reported to EPA: 05/12/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
DEQUEEN WATER WORK'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Surface Water Treatment Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
DEQUEEN WATER WORK's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Between the utility's meter and DEQUEEN WATER WORK's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 3,749th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.