Public water system · AR0000027
ActiveLakeview-Midway Public Water Authority
At a glance
Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority (PWSID AR0000027) is an active community water system in Baxter County, Arkansas. It reports serving 4,383 people through 1,567 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
4,383
Service connections
1,567
Primary source
SWP
Purchased surface water
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority compare with other water systems in Baxter County?
By EPA's size categories, Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Baxter County has 50 active public water systems, and Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 5.6 times the county average of 778 people per system, and accounts for 11% 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 community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority is about 35% 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. 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 Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority?
EPA lists Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority 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. 13 of the 50 active systems in Baxter County (26%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 2012. The violations listed here began between June 1995 and August 2012. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 3 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-08-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2011-08-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-09-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200 | No | Archived |
| 1995-06-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 5 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.
Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority: frequently asked questions
Who runs Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority?
Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority (PWSID AR0000027) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.
How many people does Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority serve?
Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority reports serving 4,383 people through 1,567 service connections in Baxter County, Arkansas.
Where does Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority 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 Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority'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 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in August 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 Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority's water quality report?
As a community water system, Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority 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 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 |
| 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 |
| Norfork Waterworks | Baxter | 918 | 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, “Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority, PWSID AR0000027, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/lakeview-midway-public-water-authority-ar0000027 (data as of October 1, 2026).