Public water system · AR0001105
ActiveHoward Cove Rv
At a glance
Howard Cove Rv (PWSID AR0001105) is an active transient non-community water system in Baxter County, Arkansas. It reports serving 88 people through 22 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
88
Service connections
22
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Howard Cove Rv compare with other water systems in Baxter County?
By EPA's size categories, Howard Cove Rv is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Baxter County has 50 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 778 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 38,879 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Arkansas, the 853 active systems average 3,592 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Howard Cove Rv is about 39% below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Arkansas has 164 active transient non-community water systems, 19% 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 Howard Cove Rv?
EPA lists Howard Cove Rv 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. 31 of the 50 active systems in Baxter County (62%) are also privately owned.
Does Howard Cove Rv have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. The violations listed here began between May 2011 and April 2025. By type: 5 monitoring, 2 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (5 of them). EPA lists 7 as resolved and 1 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-04-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Unaddressed |
| 2024-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-05-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2017-02-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Howard Cove Rv: frequently asked questions
Who runs Howard Cove Rv?
Howard Cove Rv (PWSID AR0001105) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.
How many people does Howard Cove Rv serve?
Howard Cove Rv reports serving 88 people through 22 service connections in Baxter County, Arkansas.
Where does Howard Cove Rv 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 Howard Cove Rv have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 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 Howard Cove Rv'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 8 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Howard Cove Rv's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Howard Cove Rv is a transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Baxter County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Home Waterworks | Baxter | 19,618 | Community | Surface water |
| North East Public Water Auth | Baxter | 4,690 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority | Baxter | 4,383 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Gassville Waterworks | Baxter | 2,040 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Brunner Hill Water Assoc | Baxter | 1,265 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cotter Waterworks | Baxter | 1,233 | 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, “Howard Cove Rv, PWSID AR0001105, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/howard-cove-rv-ar0001105 (data as of October 1, 2026).