BARLING WATERWORKS

BARLING, AR · ~5,822 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AR0000512

State

Arkansas

City

BARLING

Population served

5,822

Primary source

SWP

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

Violations on record

Unaddressed

Health-based

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jul 2020. Official EPA record →

Monitoring · Lead & Copper Rule began Apr 2020 Resolved

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Sep 2018 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2016 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Nov 2015 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Feb 2015 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Dec 2012 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Oct 2009 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Aug 2007 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Jul 2000 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Jun 2000 Resolved

Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Oct 1999 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF Jul 2020
State action · SOX Jul 2020
State action · SOX Dec 2018
State action · SIF Dec 2018
State action · SOX Sep 2016
State action · SOX Feb 2016
State action · SIF Jan 2016
State action · SFJ Jan 2016

Area water-quality monitoring

Environmental monitoring (rivers, wells, intakes) recorded in this system’s service area in the EPA/USGS Water Quality Portal since 2018 — source/ambient water, not finished tap water. Context for the watershed, not a reading from your tap.

ContaminantMedian · max · samples

Nitrate

1 station · latest May 2023

0.417 · max 0.901 mg/l as N · 28

Fluoride

1 station · latest May 2023

0.14 · max 0.17 mg/l · 13

Source: Water Quality Portal (EPA/USGS/state agencies). Values are as-reported and aren’t health thresholds.

This profile is built from EPA public records for system AR0000512 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.