FREEDOM PUBLIC WATER AUTHORITY

MENA, AR · ~1,935 people served

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100

Excellent

PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

AR0000812

State

Arkansas

City

MENA

Population served

1,935

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 May 2019. Official EPA record →

Reporting · Lead & Copper Rule began Mar 2018 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Jun 2015 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Feb 2011 Resolved

Monitoring & reporting · Total coliform began Nov 2008 Resolved

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jun 2000 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

State action · SIF May 2019
State action · SOX Jun 2018
State action · SOX Sep 2015
State action · SIF Sep 2015
State action · SIE Aug 2015
State action · SOX Oct 2011
State action · SIE Apr 2011
State action · SOX Jan 2010

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

Manganese

2 stations · latest Aug 2024

0.383 · max 0.598 mg/L · 20

Arsenic

2 stations · latest Aug 2024

1.59 · max 1.86 ug/L · 18

Copper

2 stations · latest Aug 2024

0.702 · max 0.87 ug/L · 17

Fluoride

1 station · latest Jul 2024

0.16 · max 0.16 mg/L · 1

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 AR0000812 — 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.