Bauxite Water
EPA ID: AR0000497 · 705 people served · 1 ZIP code
ZipCheckup's reading of EPA SDWIS for Bauxite Water (AR0000497): 3 EPA violations in the last five years. 3 total violations across five years at Bauxite Water - every finding closed, utility compliant today, 705 served.
Data: EPA SDWIS
Service Area Map
Coverage area for Bauxite Water Source: EPA SDWIS service area boundaries.
Service area boundary
Service Area Demographics
The Bauxite Water serves a community with a median household income of $88,636 and an estimated 4,635 residents across its service area.
🌊 Where Does Your Water Come From?
Bauxite Water's water is drawn from rivers, lakes, or reservoirs. Surface water sources are more exposed to agricultural runoff, stormwater, and upstream discharges, but they typically receive more intensive treatment before reaching your tap.
Infrastructure Risk
Detected Contaminants
How Bauxite Water compares to EPA limits
What This Means For You
Consumer Confidence Report Rule at 3 mg/L exceeds the EPA maximum of mg/L.
Comparable Water Systems
Similar-sized systems in Arkansas
Estimated Remediation Costs
Average estimated costs across ZIP codes served by this system
Based on national averages for common remediation projects. Actual costs vary by property. Only issues flagged by EPA, FEMA, or state data for each ZIP code are included.
System Overview
Bauxite Water (EPA ID: AR0000497) is a community water system in Arkansas that serves approximately 705 people from surface water sources.
This system serves ZIP code 72011 in Bauxite.
Violation History
Status breakdown for accepted records with record years 2021-2026: 3 resolved, 0 archived, 0 addressed, and 0 unaddressed. Under this source contract, current noncompliance is the sum of addressed and unaddressed records. Archived and resolved records are excluded from current noncompliance.
Recent Violations
| Date | Contaminant | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 1, 2025 | Consumer Confidence Report Rule | Non-health-based | Resolved |
| January 1, 2025 | Consumer Confidence Report Rule | Non-health-based | Resolved |
| January 1, 2025 | Consumer Confidence Report Rule | Non-health-based | Resolved |
Contaminants Detected
The following contaminants have been flagged in EPA records for this water system:
| Contaminant | Category | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|---|
| Consumer Confidence Report Rule | Reporting Failure | 3 | No |
Lead & Copper
No reported lead measurement appears for this PWSID in the accepted LCR snapshot. Absence of a reported measurement is not a measured zero.
No copper action-level exceedance record appears for this PWSID in the accepted LCR snapshot. This does not establish a clean copper measurement.
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ZIP Codes Served
Coverage: Service area ZIP codes sourced from EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3 (March 2026 release). These ZIPs reflect the actual deployment footprint recorded by AR or modeled from parcel and building-footprint data.
- 72011 - Bauxite
Data Sources
This report uses public data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). View the full compliance record for Bauxite Water (AR0000497) on EPA.gov.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Bauxite Water water safe to drink?
The accepted 2026Q2 ECHO snapshot shows no current noncompliance for Bauxite Water; its 3 accepted 2021-2026 records are resolved or archived. Historical compliance status does not establish conditions at a specific tap.
How many people does Bauxite Water serve?
Bauxite Water serves approximately 705 people across 1 ZIP code in Arkansas.
Where does Bauxite Water get its water?
The primary water source is surface water.
Frequently Asked Questions
How to cite this page
ZipCheckup. (n.d.). Bauxite Water (AR): 3 EPA Violations. https://zipcheckup.com/water-system/ar0000497/
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