Forrest City Waterworks

We're pleased to present this year's Annual Municipal Water Quality Report. This document highlights the quality of water and services we deliver to your home daily. Our goal is to provide you with safe, reliable municipal water, and we want to keep you informed about our ongoing efforts to improve water treatment processes and protect our valuable water resources.

Where Does Our Municipal Water Come From?
Our supply comes from 10 wells that draw from the Alluvial (Quaternary System) Aquifer and feed three water treatment plants. Like all water sources (both tap and bottled), our supply originates from rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells.

How Safe Is Our Water Source?
The Arkansas Department of Health has conducted a Source Water Vulnerability Assessment for our utility. This assessment rates our water sources as having medium to high susceptibility to contamination based on various criteria. You can request a summary of this assessment from our office.

Potential Contaminants in Municipal Water
As water travels over land or underground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and can pick up substances from animal presence or human activity. Contaminants potentially present include:

• Microbial contaminants (viruses, bacteria) from sewage treatment, septic systems, agricultural operations, and wildlife
• Inorganic contaminants (salts, metals) either naturally occurring or from urban runoff, wastewater discharges, oil/gas production, mining, or farming
• Pesticides and herbicides from agriculture, urban runoff, and residential uses
• Organic chemical contaminants including synthetic and volatile organics from industrial processes, petroleum production, gas stations, urban runoff, and septic systems
• Radioactive contaminants, either naturally occurring or resulting from oil/gas production and mining

Health Considerations
All municipal water, including bottled water, may reasonably contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. This doesn't necessarily indicate a health risk. However, certain populations may be more vulnerable, including immunocompromised individuals, cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy, organ transplant recipients, people with HIV/AIDS, the elderly, and infants. These individuals should seek advice from healthcare providers about their water consumption.

Lead and Municipal Water
If present, elevated lead levels can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead typically comes from materials and components in service lines and home plumbing. While we provide high-quality water, we can't control the materials used in plumbing components. To minimize potential lead exposure, flush your tap for 30 seconds to 2 minutes before using water for drinking or cooking. For more information, call the Safe Drinking Water Hotline or visit http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead.

Learn More About Your Water
For questions about this report or your water utility, please contact Edward Gregory Jr., Treatment Supervisor, at 870-270-1756. We encourage our valued customers to stay informed about their water utility. To learn more, attend our regularly scheduled meetings held on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 6:00 PM at City Hall in Forrest City.

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