Is Barton Lexa Water Association Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Phillips

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	2011-11-01 → 2011-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-11-01 → 2011-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2011-11-01 → 2011-11-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-12-01 → 2009-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-12-01 → 2009-12-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2009-12-01 → 2009-12-31
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-04-30
MON	Monitoring	Resolved	2019-04-01 → 2019-04-30
Other	Monitoring	Archived	1994-02-01 → 1994-02-28
MR	Monitoring	Archived	1994-02-01 → 1994-02-28

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 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Nitrate	540 µg/L 5.4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 700 µg/L	46/50	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	490 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1090 µg/L	26/40	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	403 µg/L 4% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 430 µg/L	19/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.3 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	15/44	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	14/14	LCR	2025
Bromoform	8.66 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.7 µg/L	13/18	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	1.345 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	14.95 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 18 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	1.91 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2 µg/L	10/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	4.72 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	9/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	12.22 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 12.5 µg/L	9/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Cyanide	497.5 µg/L 249% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 200 µg/L worst single sample: 550 µg/L	6/26	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	1.355 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.4 µg/L	4/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	6.685 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.7 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	10.42 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.6 µg/L	4/11	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	239 µg/L 12% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 240 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	200 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Nitrite	168 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L worst single sample: 170 µg/L	2/25	SYR4	2012–2019
Chromium	2.6 µg/L 2.6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	34 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/1	UCMR-5	2025

88 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: FORD, LETTIE
Phone: 870-572-1263
Email: lford.blwa@gmail.com

Frequently asked questions about Barton Lexa Water Association

Is Barton Lexa Water Association tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 21 contaminants in Barton Lexa Water Association'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 Barton Lexa Water Association's water?

EPA monitoring detected Nitrate, Copper, Nitrate-Nitrite, Lead, Lead, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Barton Lexa Water Association serve?

Barton Lexa Water Association reports serving 3,642 people in Arkansas, per its EPA record.

Has Barton Lexa Water Association had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 10 violations on file for Barton Lexa Water Association, of which 6 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.