Public water system · ART000097
ActiveBuffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12
At a glance
Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12 (PWSID ART000097) is an active transient non-community water system in Searcy County, Arkansas. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12 compare with other water systems in Searcy County?
By EPA's size categories, Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12 is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Searcy County has 8 active public water systems, and Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12 is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 797 people per system, and accounts for 0.5% of the 6,376 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Arkansas, the 853 active systems average 3,592 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12 is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Arkansas has 164 active transient non-community water systems, 19% of the state's 853 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 461 Arkansas systems (54%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12?
EPA lists Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12 as owned by the federal 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. 2 of the 8 active systems in Searcy County (25%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12 have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. The violations listed here began between May 2019 and July 2020. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 1 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Public Notice, E. coli and Revised Total Coliform Rule. EPA lists 1 as resolved, 1 as addressed and 1 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. Addressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is covered by formal enforcement. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2019-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Addressed |
| 2019-05-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, E. coli (RTCR) · code 1A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | Yes | Archived |
All 3 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.
Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12: frequently asked questions
Who runs Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12?
Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12 (PWSID ART000097) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.
How many people does Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12 serve?
Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12 reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Searcy County, Arkansas.
Where does Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12 get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12 have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. 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 Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12'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 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12 is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Searcy County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marshall Waterworks | Searcy | 2,550 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Morning Star Public Water Authority | Searcy | 1,543 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| South Mountain Water Assn | Searcy | 948 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Leslie Water System | Searcy | 730 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Sdm Water Association | Searcy | 520 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Shepherd of the Ozarks | Searcy | 30 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
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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, “Buffalo Rv Tyler Bend Mtu3-12, PWSID ART000097, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/buffalo-rv-tyler-bend-mtu3-12-art000097 (data as of October 1, 2026).