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Hope tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Hope. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Hope is served by 5 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 14,516 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 177 violations across the community water system(s) serving Hope, going back to the earliest EPA record. 97 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
Hope Water Light Comm
11,500 served · surface water · PWSID AR0000230 - Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 9 times between October 2015 and April 2019. The EPA record lists a level of 83 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 80 UG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Chlorite: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times in June 2023. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 3 times in July 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Southwest Arkansas Water System
2,335 served · surface water · PWSID AR0000889 - Health-based Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 7 times between October 2024 and April 2025. The EPA record lists a level of 72 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 60 UG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based TTHM: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 52 times between July 2014 and July 2020. The EPA record lists a level of 111 UG/L; the limit (MCL) is 80 UG/L. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Health-based Lead and Copper Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded once in December 2008. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times between December 2014 and June 2025. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring contaminant code null: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 4 times between July 2014 and January 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 2 times in July 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Fulton Waterworks
379 served · groundwater · PWSID AR0000231 - Health-based Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 16 times between December 2017 and February 2024. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Health-based Groundwater Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 4 times in June 2023. 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 35 times between February 2018 and June 2024. EPA records do not show all of these as returned to compliance.
- Monitoring Public Notice: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 5 times between April 2023 and May 2023. 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 2 times in July 2020. 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 February 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
- Monitoring E. COLI: a monitoring or reporting violation (a required test or report was late or missed — not a measured exceedance), recorded 2 times in April 2016. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Perrytown Waterworks
160 served · groundwater · PWSID AR0000234 - Health-based Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 6 times between March 2016 and May 2016. 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 6 times between December 2017 and February 2022. 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 June 2020. 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 2 times in October 2019. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Washington Water System
142 served · groundwater · PWSID AR0000232 - Health-based Coliform (TCR): a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in April 2000. The EPA record for these does not include a measured level. 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 3 times in December 2021. 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 4 times between October 1999 and July 2021. 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 2 times in April 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.