Public water system · AR0000521
ActiveCherokee Village Water Assoc
At a glance
Cherokee Village Water Assoc (PWSID AR0000521) is an active community water system serving Fulton and Sharp counties, Arkansas. It reports serving 4,780 people through 2,962 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
4,780
Service connections
2,962
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Cherokee Village Water Assoc compare with other water systems in Arkansas?
By EPA's size categories, Cherokee Village Water Assoc is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 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 Cherokee Village Water Assoc is about 29% 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. 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 Cherokee Village Water Assoc?
EPA lists Cherokee Village 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 Cherokee Village Water Assoc have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006. By type: 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved is Consumer Confidence Rule. EPA lists 1 as resolved. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Cherokee Village Water Assoc: frequently asked questions
Who runs Cherokee Village Water Assoc?
Cherokee Village Water Assoc (PWSID AR0000521) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.
How many people does Cherokee Village Water Assoc serve?
Cherokee Village Water Assoc reports serving 4,780 people through 2,962 service connections in Fulton and Sharp counties, Arkansas.
Where does Cherokee Village Water Assoc 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 Cherokee Village Water Assoc have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006. 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 Cherokee Village 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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Cherokee Village Water Assoc's water quality report?
As a community water system, Cherokee Village 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 Fulton County(the first county EPA lists for this system)
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County Water Authori | Fulton | 2,411 | Community | Groundwater |
| Highland Water Association | Fulton + 1 more | 2,390 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mammoth Spring Waterworks | Fulton | 1,777 | Community | Groundwater |
| Salem Waterworks | Fulton | 1,639 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ash Flat Water Company | Fulton + 1 more | 1,186 | Community | Groundwater |
| Camp Kia Kima | Fulton | 500 | 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, “Cherokee Village Water Assoc, PWSID AR0000521, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/cherokee-village-water-assoc-ar0000521 (data as of October 1, 2026).