Is SOUTHWEST OUACHITA WATERWORKS, INC's water safe to drink?
SOUTHWEST OUACHITA WATERWORKS, INC had a health-based violation within the last five years. The required corrective action was reported, but it happened recently enough to matter. 10,725 people get their water from it, across 3,575 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, SOUTHWEST OUACHITA WATERWORKS, INC ranks 265th by violation burden (98th percentile) - 54 violations total, 51 health-baseds.
Against the LA average
SOUTHWEST OUACHITA WATERWORKS, INC's 51 health-based violations sit above the LA average of 12.6, across 347 systems statewide. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
SOUTHWEST OUACHITA WATERWORKS, INC's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-10, with the most recent health-based one dated 2024-01-10. Last reported to EPA: 06/23/2026.
The concern categories on record
SOUTHWEST OUACHITA WATERWORKS, INC'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); Groundwater Rule
- Disinfection byproducts - flagged from: TTHM; Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
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 SOUTHWEST OUACHITA WATERWORKS, INC's record does not cover
This is what SOUTHWEST OUACHITA WATERWORKS, INC 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 - 51 health-based violations on file for SOUTHWEST OUACHITA WATERWORKS, INC - 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.