Is MALVERN WATERWORKS's water safe to drink?
MALVERN WATERWORKS has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 14,410 people get their water from it, across 4,298 connections.
How this compares nationally
21 total violations and 7 health-based ones put MALVERN WATERWORKS at the 79th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 2,714 of 12,903.
How MALVERN WATERWORKS compares within AR
MALVERN WATERWORKS's 7 health-based violations sit within 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
The last violation EPA has on record for MALVERN WATERWORKS is from 2013-01-10 (health-based: 2013-01-10). Last reported to EPA: 05/12/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
MALVERN 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); Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule
- 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 this data is and is not
MALVERN WATERWORKS'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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 21 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.