Public water system · AR0000101

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Community Water System

At a glance

Community Water System (PWSID AR0000101) is an active community water system serving Cleburne, Faulkner and Van Buren counties, Arkansas. It reports serving 18,628 people through 7,451 service connections. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

18,628

Service connections

7,451

Primary source

Surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAR0000101

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served18,628

Service connections7,451

Primary water sourceSurface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAR state drinking water program

City served—

StateArkansas

ZIP—

Counties servedCleburne, Faulkner, Van Buren

How does Community Water System compare with other water systems in Arkansas?

By EPA's size categories, Community Water System is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 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 Community Water System is about 178% above 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. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 75 Arkansas systems (8.8%) list surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates Community Water System?

EPA lists Community Water System 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 Community Water System have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 2025. The violations listed here began between December 1992 and March 2025. By type: 4 required treatment not met, 3 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting, 2 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 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
2025-03-01	Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Archived
2025-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2022-02-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Archived
2021-05-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2013-07-01	Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2013-01-01	Required treatment not metWQP Entry Point/Tap Treatment Technique Non-Compliance · code 59	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	Yes	Resolved
2011-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-01-01	Required treatment not metTreatment Technique (SWTR and GWR) · code 41	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	Yes	Resolved
2008-09-01	Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2004-05-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1992-12-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived

The 12 most recent 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.

Community Water System: frequently asked questions

Who runs Community Water System?

Community Water System (PWSID AR0000101) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.

How many people does Community Water System serve?

Community Water System reports serving 18,628 people through 7,451 service connections in Cleburne, Faulkner and Van Buren counties, Arkansas.

Where does Community Water System get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.

Does Community Water System have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Community Water System'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 6 are health-based, and the most recent began in March 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 Community Water System's water quality report?

As a community water system, Community Water System 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 Cleburne County(the first county EPA lists for this system)

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Heber Springs Water System	Cleburne	14,015	Community	Surface water
Mountain Top Water Association	Cleburne	9,253	Community	Purchased surface water
Tumbling Shoals Water Assoc	Cleburne	6,608	Community	Purchased surface water
West Stone County Water Assn	Cleburne + 3 more	5,188	Community	Purchased surface water
Quitman Waterworks	Cleburne + 2 more	1,400	Community	Purchased surface water
Wilburn Water Association	Cleburne	668	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, “Community Water System, PWSID AR0000101, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/community-water-system-ar0000101 (data as of October 1, 2026).