Public water system · AR0000236
ActiveHot Spring Co Water Assoc
At a glance
Hot Spring Co Water Assoc (PWSID AR0000236) is an active community water system in Hot Spring County, Arkansas. It reports serving 3,528 people through 1,400 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
3,528
Service connections
1,400
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Hot Spring Co Water Assoc compare with other water systems in Hot Spring County?
By EPA's size categories, Hot Spring Co Water Assoc is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Hot Spring County has 5 active public water systems, and Hot Spring Co Water Assoc is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 58% below the county average of 8,413 people per system, and accounts for 8.4% of the 42,067 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 Hot Spring Co Water Assoc is about half of 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 Hot Spring Co Water Assoc?
EPA lists Hot Spring Co Water Assoc as privately owned. 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 5 active systems in Hot Spring County (40%) are also privately owned.
Does Hot Spring Co Water Assoc have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2012. The violations listed here began between June 1991 and March 2012. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 2 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1991-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | 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.
Hot Spring Co Water Assoc: frequently asked questions
Who runs Hot Spring Co Water Assoc?
Hot Spring Co Water Assoc (PWSID AR0000236) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.
How many people does Hot Spring Co Water Assoc serve?
Hot Spring Co Water Assoc reports serving 3,528 people through 1,400 service connections in Hot Spring County, Arkansas.
Where does Hot Spring Co Water Assoc 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 Hot Spring Co Water Assoc have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2012. 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 Hot Spring Co 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2012. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Hot Spring Co Water Assoc's water quality report?
As a community water system, Hot Spring Co 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 Hot Spring County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malvern Waterworks | Hot Spring | 14,410 | Community | Surface water |
| Kimzey Regional Water District | Hot Spring | 12,718 | Community | Surface water |
| Southwest Water Users LLC | Hot Spring + 2 more | 9,573 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Magnet-Butterfield Water Authority | Hot Spring | 1,838 | 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, “Hot Spring Co Water Assoc, PWSID AR0000236, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/hot-spring-co-water-assoc-ar0000236 (data as of October 1, 2026).