Public water system · AR0000734
ActiveGrand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa
At a glance
Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa (PWSID AR0000734) is an active community water system in Lonoke County, Arkansas. It reports serving 13,519 people through 5,281 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
13,519
Service connections
5,281
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa compare with other water systems in Lonoke County?
By EPA's size categories, Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Lonoke County has 12 active public water systems, and Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.4 times the county average of 3,944 people per system, and accounts for 29% of the 47,326 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Arkansas, the 853 active systems average 3,592 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa is about twice 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 Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa?
EPA lists Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa 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. 11 of the 12 active systems in Lonoke County (92%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 2025. The violations listed here began between October 1996 and May 2025. By type: 1 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Consumer Confidence Rule and Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 2 as resolved 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2006-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 1996-10-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | 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.
Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa: frequently asked questions
Who runs Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa?
Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa (PWSID AR0000734) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.
How many people does Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa serve?
Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa reports serving 13,519 people through 5,281 service connections in Lonoke County, Arkansas.
Where does Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa 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 Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in May 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 Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa'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 May 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 Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa's water quality report?
As a community water system, Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa 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 Lonoke County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward Waterworks | Lonoke | 12,579 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lonoke Waterworks | Lonoke | 4,277 | Community | Groundwater |
| Des Arc Waterworks | Lonoke + 1 more | 4,245 | Community | Groundwater |
| Austin Waterworks | Lonoke | 3,600 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Furlow Public Water Authority | Lonoke | 3,073 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| England Waterworks | Lonoke | 2,477 | 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, “Grand Prairie Bayou 2 Pwa, PWSID AR0000734, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/grand-prairie-bayou-2-pwa-ar0000734 (data as of October 1, 2026).