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Clinton tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Clinton. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Clinton is served by 4 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 14,718 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 33 violations across the community water system(s) serving Clinton, going back to the earliest EPA record. 20 of these are classified by the EPA as health-based (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks); the rest are monitoring or reporting violations. Each is listed by system below, with its status.
What the EPA has on record, by system
Clinton Waterworks
6,680 served · surface water · PWSID AR0000564 - Health-based Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 18 times between April 2011 and January 2013. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Bee Branch Water
3,630 served · surface water · PWSID AR0000462 - Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in March 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Van Buren County Pwa
3,500 served · surface water · PWSID AR0000727 - Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in June 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Coliform (TCR): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in October 2008. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Dennard Water Association
908 served · surface water · PWSID AR0000461 - Health-based Lead and Copper Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times between September 2012 and December 2012. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Consumer Confidence Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times between October 2005 and July 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in September 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
What this means
A health-based violation means a contaminant was recorded above the limit the EPA tracks for it. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was late or missed — not that a contaminant was measured above a limit. “Returned to compliance” means the EPA recorded the issue as resolved.
This page summarizes the EPA's own records and does not assess whether your water is safe to drink. For the most current details, you can verify every record directly with the EPA, and contact your water system with questions.
Source: U.S. EPA Envirofacts SDWIS, retrieved June 2026. Records cover the EPA's full reporting history for these systems. Verify at EPA ECHO.