Does Dyess, AR tap water have any EPA-reported violations?

As of June 2026, EPA SDWIS records show 10 violation(s) across the community water systems serving Dyess, of which 3 are classified by the EPA as health-based. Most older violations have returned to compliance; see the per-system list.

Where does Dyess, AR tap water come from?

Dyess is served by 2 active community water system(s). Their primary sources, per EPA records, are: groundwater.

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Dyess tap water, in plain English

Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Dyess. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Dyess is served by 2 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 684 people.

As of June 2026, EPA records show 10 violations across the community water system(s) serving Dyess, going back to the earliest EPA record. 3 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.

2

Community water systems
~684

People served (EPA-reported)
June 2026

EPA records reviewed through

What the EPA has on record, by system

Dyess Waterworks

430 served · groundwater · PWSID AR0000376

Monitoring Lead and Copper Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded once in February 2017. 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 once in July 2010. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.

Dyess Rural Water

254 served · groundwater · PWSID AR0000730

Health-based Coliform (TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 3 times in June 2000. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Monitoring Revised Total Coliform Rule: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between October 2022 and December 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.

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.