Public water system · AR0001216
ActiveOzark Ice House Cotter
At a glance
Ozark Ice House Cotter (PWSID AR0001216) is an active transient non-community water system in Marion County, Arkansas. It reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2018.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
30
Service connections
1
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Ozark Ice House Cotter compare with other water systems in Marion County?
By EPA's size categories, Ozark Ice House Cotter is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Marion County has 22 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 775 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 17,056 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 Ozark Ice House Cotter is well 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 69 Arkansas systems (8.1%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Ozark Ice House Cotter?
EPA lists Ozark Ice House Cotter 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. 6 of the 22 active systems in Marion County (27%) are also privately owned.
Does Ozark Ice House Cotter have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2018. The violations listed here began between July 2016 and November 2018. By type: 2 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
All 2 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.
Ozark Ice House Cotter: frequently asked questions
Who runs Ozark Ice House Cotter?
Ozark Ice House Cotter (PWSID AR0001216) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.
How many people does Ozark Ice House Cotter serve?
Ozark Ice House Cotter reports serving 30 people through 1 service connection in Marion County, Arkansas.
Where does Ozark Ice House Cotter get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Ozark Ice House Cotter have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2018. 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 Ozark Ice House Cotter'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 2 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in November 2018. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Ozark Ice House Cotter's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Ozark Ice House Cotter 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 Marion County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flippin Waterworks | Marion | 3,870 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Valley Springs Waterworks | Marion + 1 more | 3,400 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Bull Shoals Water System | Marion | 2,835 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Yellville Waterworks | Marion | 2,598 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| S P G Water Association | Marion + 1 more | 1,730 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Summit Waterworks | Marion | 675 | 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, “Ozark Ice House Cotter, PWSID AR0001216, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/ozark-ice-house-cotter-ar0001216 (data as of October 1, 2026).