What's in SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WATER SYSTEM's water?
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WATER SYSTEM 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: 2,335, over 892 connections.
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WATER SYSTEM's record against the rest of the country
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WATER SYSTEM has 36 violations on record in total, 31 of thems health-based - ranking it 557th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 96th percentile nationally.
How SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WATER SYSTEM compares within AR
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WATER SYSTEM's 31 health-based violations sit above the AR average of 7.1, across 243 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WATER SYSTEM is from 2025-01-06 (health-based: 2025-01-04). Last reported to EPA: 05/12/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS 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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WATER SYSTEM 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. This record - 31 health-based violations on file for SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS WATER SYSTEM - stops at the meter and cannot see household plumbing on the other side of it. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.