Public water system · AR0000689
ActiveBald Knob North Water Assoc
At a glance
Bald Knob North Water Assoc (PWSID AR0000689) is an active community water system serving White and Jackson counties, Arkansas. It reports serving 2,624 people through 1,025 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,624
Service connections
1,025
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Bald Knob North Water Assoc compare with other water systems in Arkansas?
By EPA's size categories, Bald Knob North Water Assoc is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Across Arkansas, the 853 active systems average 3,592 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Bald Knob North Water Assoc is about 61% below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Arkansas has 660 active community water systems, 77% of the state's 853 active systems. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 237 Arkansas systems (28%) list purchased surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Bald Knob North Water Assoc?
EPA lists Bald Knob North Water Assoc as owned by a local government. The AR state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Does Bald Knob North Water Assoc have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between July 1993 and December 2025. By type: 4 monitoring, 1 reporting, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 5 as resolved and 2 as archived. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2023-05-01 | ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2009-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1993-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 7 violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
Bald Knob North Water Assoc: frequently asked questions
Who runs Bald Knob North Water Assoc?
Bald Knob North Water Assoc (PWSID AR0000689) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.
How many people does Bald Knob North Water Assoc serve?
Bald Knob North Water Assoc reports serving 2,624 people through 1,025 service connections in White and Jackson counties, Arkansas.
Where does Bald Knob North Water Assoc get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased surface water. Purchased surface water means the system buys surface water from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Bald Knob North Water Assoc have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is Bald Knob North Water Assoc's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Bald Knob North Water Assoc's water quality report?
As a community water system, Bald Knob North Water Assoc must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in White County(the first county EPA lists for this system)
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Searcy Waterworks | White | 28,196 | Community | Surface water |
| Sw White County Water Assn | White | 12,173 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Beebe Waterworks | White | 8,451 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| North White Co Rural Water Pfb | White | 5,215 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Four Mile Hill Public Facilities Board | White | 4,877 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Judsonia Waterworks | White | 2,956 | Community | Purchased surface water |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “Bald Knob North Water Assoc, PWSID AR0000689, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/bald-knob-north-water-assoc-ar0000689 (data as of October 1, 2026).