Is Gentry Waterworks Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: SWP
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Benton

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2016-04-01 → 2016-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-03-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Dichloroacetic Acid	37.7 µg/L No EPA limit set	48/48	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	71.3 µg/L 119% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 60 µg/L	48/48	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	10.8 µg/L No EPA limit set	46/46	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	166 µg/L No EPA limit set	46/46	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	175 µg/L 219% of the EPA limit, in the worst sample — 80 µg/L	46/46	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	51 µg/L No EPA limit set	46/48	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	280 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	28/60	SYR4	2012–2018
Dibromochloromethane	2.1 µg/L No EPA limit set	18/46	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	11 µg/L 73% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	17/60	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Monochloroacetic Acid	3 µg/L No EPA limit set	7/48	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	1 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/48	SYR4	2013–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	1.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/48	SYR4	2013–2019

31 contaminants tested, none detected

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Utility contact

Contact: CRAFT, RICK
Phone: 479-238-4904
Email: WATEROPS@CITYOFGENTRY.COM

Frequently asked questions about Gentry Waterworks

Is Gentry Waterworks tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 13 contaminants in Gentry Waterworks's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Gentry Waterworks's water?

EPA monitoring detected Dichloroacetic Acid, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, TTHM, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Gentry Waterworks serve?

Gentry Waterworks reports serving 7,910 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Gentry Waterworks had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 17 violations on file for Gentry Waterworks, of which 17 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.