PUBLIC NOTICE
The Fordyce
Water Co is a public water system subject to regulation under the Federal Safe
Drinking Water Act. Those regulations require the notification of
customers whenever a violation occurs and is the basis for this notice.
Only 4 of
the 5 valid bacteriological sample results, were received during July 2026.
The United
States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) sets drinking water standards and
has determined that the presence of total coliforms is a possible health
concern.
The water
system did not conduct the required monitoring or obtain valid results for
total coliform bacteria during this time period and therefore cannot be sure of
the quality of the drinking water at the time.
Failure to
meet this requirement does not necessarily mean that the water is unsafe or
that alternate sources of water should be used.
The water
system has collected samples from all 5 locations each month since July 2026
and submitted them to the Arkansas Health Department for testing. All
samples have tested absent of coliform.
Should you
have any questions concerning this notice, contact the water system at
870-313-4177 or the Engineering Section of the Department of Health at
501-661-2633