PARAGOULD MUNICIPAL UTILITIES: EPA violation history, explained
PARAGOULD MUNICIPAL UTILITIES has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 31,188 people get their water from it, across 12,880 connections.
PARAGOULD MUNICIPAL UTILITIES's record against the rest of the country
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, PARAGOULD MUNICIPAL UTILITIES ranks 4,538th by violation burden (65th percentile) - 6 violations total, 4 health-baseds.
How PARAGOULD MUNICIPAL UTILITIES compares within AR
AR's 243 covered systems average 7.1 health-based violations each; PARAGOULD MUNICIPAL UTILITIES carries 4, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for PARAGOULD MUNICIPAL UTILITIES is from 1995-01-11 (health-based: 1995-01-11). Last reported to EPA: 05/12/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
PARAGOULD MUNICIPAL 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
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
Everything on this page is PARAGOULD MUNICIPAL UTILITIES'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 6 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.