What's in FORT SMITH WATER UTILITIES's water?
FORT SMITH WATER UTILITIES has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 86,209 people get their water from it, across 35,693 connections.
Ranked against every other system in this dataset
FORT SMITH WATER UTILITIES has 11 violations on record in total, 10 of thems health-based - ranking it 2,027th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 84th percentile nationally.
Against the AR average
FORT SMITH WATER UTILITIES's 10 health-based violations sit above the AR average of 7.1, across 243 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
FORT SMITH WATER UTILITIES's most recent violation on record is dated 2017-01-08, with the most recent health-based one dated 2017-01-08. Last reported to EPA: 05/12/2026.
The concern categories on record
FORT SMITH WATER UTILITIES'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: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule; 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 FORT SMITH WATER UTILITIES's record does not cover
This is what FORT SMITH WATER UTILITIES 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 11 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.