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Public water-system records for Prairie Grove, AR from EPA SDWIS.
Prairie Grove Waterworks
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City listed in EPA records · Serves 9,615 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASNo health-relevant impairment records shown among the assessment records in this report.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
No NPDES-permitted facility records with current violation flags surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q4 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
Washington County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 30-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 30 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
No EPA nonattainment designation records shown for this report.
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Fayetteville Airport
Annual mean: 0.040 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Springdale
Annual mean: 0.041 Parts per million
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 14.9 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C)
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Reviewed: source records as of Q4 2025
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
Azz Galvanizing Services-Arkansas
Reported: 2024
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
Reviewed: reporting year 2024
Sites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.
No records shown in this group.
Reviewed: status dates within last 5 years
Data from MSHA
Washington County, AR
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
Washington County is EPA Radon Zone 3 (low potential). EPA defines Zone 3 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels below 2 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Special Flood Hazard Area — 1% annual chance of flooding (100-year floodplain). No base flood elevation determined.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
No EPA ECHO RMP facility records with a usable location matched this city report.
PHMSA tracks incidents involving natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines. Incidents include leaks, ruptures, and explosions.
No records dated within the last 5 years surfaced for this city report.
Reviewed: last 5 years
Data from PHMSA
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
Washington County, ArkansasPop. 256,054
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 7,651 | 10,823 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 19.5% | 20.4% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 4.0 | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 5.7 | 5.8 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 17.9% | 21.9% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 33.4% | 39.3% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 8.0 | 8.9 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | No | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 10.1% | 10.9% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 77.1 | 74.3 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Prairie Grove.
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EPA drinking water records on this page list 7 violations for Prairie Grove Waterworks.
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Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Prairie Grove.
The monitoring station at Fayetteville Airport recorded an annual average of 0.04 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The monitoring station at Springdale recorded an annual average of 0.041 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The monitoring station at Springdale recorded an annual average of 14.9 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C) for particles (PM10) in 2025.
The radon data for Prairie Grove covers Washington County. EPA places this area in Zone 3, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.
The county data for Prairie Grove reports a life expectancy of 77.1 years in Washington County, Arkansas.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Prairie Grove reports 7,651 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in Washington County, Arkansas. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Prairie Grove lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 8.0 micrograms per cubic meter in Washington County, Arkansas.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
Federal pipeline records list an incident involving Black Hills Energy near Prairie Grove on Dec 16, 2016. The reported release was natural gas.