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Grange-Calamine Water Assoc

At a glance

Grange-Calamine Water Assoc (PWSID AR0000759) is an active community water system serving Independence and Sharp counties, Arkansas. It reports serving 3,015 people through 1,206 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021.

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

Population served

3,015

Service connections

1,206

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAR0000759

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served3,015

Service connections1,206

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAR state drinking water program

City served—

StateArkansas

ZIP—

Counties servedIndependence, Sharp

How does Grange-Calamine Water Assoc compare with other water systems in Arkansas?

By EPA's size categories, Grange-Calamine 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 Grange-Calamine Water Assoc is about 55% 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 Grange-Calamine Water Assoc?

EPA lists Grange-Calamine 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 Grange-Calamine Water Assoc have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. The violations listed here began between September 2007 and July 2021. By type: 5 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 5 monitoring and reporting and 2 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (4 of them). EPA lists 12 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
2021-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2020-06-01	Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved
2019-10-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Inadequate Reporting · code 72	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2017-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2017-06-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2016-04-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2015-08-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2011-02-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2009-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved

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.

Grange-Calamine Water Assoc: frequently asked questions

Who runs Grange-Calamine Water Assoc?

Grange-Calamine Water Assoc (PWSID AR0000759) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.

How many people does Grange-Calamine Water Assoc serve?

Grange-Calamine Water Assoc reports serving 3,015 people through 1,206 service connections in Independence and Sharp counties, Arkansas.

Where does Grange-Calamine 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 Grange-Calamine Water Assoc have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. 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 Grange-Calamine 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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2021. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.

Where can I find Grange-Calamine Water Assoc's water quality report?

As a community water system, Grange-Calamine 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 Independence County(the first county EPA lists for this system)

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Batesville Water Utilities	Independence	15,621	Community	Surface water
Southside Pub Water Authority	Independence	9,108	Community	Surface water
Rock Moore Water Authority	Independence	3,462	Community	Groundwater
Pfeiffer Water Authority	Independence	3,343	Community	Purchased surface water
Cave City Waterworks	Independence + 1 more	3,045	Community	Groundwater
Dota Public Water Authority	Independence	2,722	Community	Groundwater under influence of 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, “Grange-Calamine Water Assoc, PWSID AR0000759, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/grange-calamine-water-assoc-ar0000759 (data as of October 1, 2026).