HEBER SPRINGS WATER SYSTEM: EPA violation history, explained
HEBER SPRINGS WATER SYSTEM has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. It serves 14,015 people through 5,473 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, HEBER SPRINGS WATER SYSTEM ranks 8,975th by violation burden (30th percentile) - 3 violations total, 1 health-based.
How HEBER SPRINGS WATER SYSTEM compares within AR
AR's 243 covered systems average 7.1 health-based violations each; HEBER SPRINGS WATER SYSTEM carries 1, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for HEBER SPRINGS WATER SYSTEM is from 2011-01-11 (health-based: 2011-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 05/12/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
HEBER SPRINGS WATER SYSTEM'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: Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
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 this data is and is not
HEBER SPRINGS WATER SYSTEM'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 HEBER SPRINGS WATER SYSTEM's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 8,975th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.