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Mena tap water, in plain English
Here is what the EPA's own data shows about tap water in Mena. According to EPA SDWIS data retrieved June 2026, Mena is served by 3 active community water systems, together reported to serve about 9,514 people.
As of June 2026, EPA records show 9 violations across the community water system(s) serving Mena, going back to the earliest EPA record. 2 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
Mena Water Department
5,604 served · surface water · PWSID AR0000438 - Health-based Chlorite: a health-based violation (a contaminant recorded above the limit the EPA tracks), recorded 2 times in December 2020. 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 2 times in July 2018. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Acorn Rural Water Assn
1,975 served · surface water · PWSID AR0000811 - 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 April 2022. All have since returned to compliance, per EPA records.
Freedom Public Water Authority
1,935 served · surface water · PWSID AR0000812 - 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 March 2018. 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.