Is MARION WATERWORKS's water safe to drink?
MARION WATERWORKS had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. Population served: 13,032, over 5,716 connections.
How this compares nationally
MARION WATERWORKS has 18 violations on record in total, 10 of thems health-based - ranking it 1,983th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 85th percentile nationally.
Against the AR average
AR's 243 covered systems average 7.1 health-based violations each; MARION WATERWORKS carries 10, more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
MARION WATERWORKS's most recent violation on record is dated 2025-01-12, with the most recent health-based one dated 2025-01-12. Last reported to EPA: 05/12/2026.
The concern categories on record
MARION 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); Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts 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 MARION WATERWORKS's record does not cover
Everything on this page is MARION WATERWORKS's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 18 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.