Public water system · ARN000189
ActiveR V A F Texarkana
At a glance
R V A F Texarkana (PWSID ARN000189) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Miller County, Arkansas. It reports serving 120 people through 6 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
120
Service connections
6
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does R V A F Texarkana compare with other water systems in Miller County?
By EPA's size categories, R V A F Texarkana is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Miller County has 8 active public water systems, and R V A F Texarkana is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 6,673 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 53,385 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Arkansas, the 853 active systems average 3,592 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so R V A F Texarkana is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Arkansas has 29 active non-transient non-community water systems, 3.4% 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 R V A F Texarkana?
EPA lists R V A F Texarkana 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. 4 of the 8 active systems in Miller County (50%) are also privately owned.
Does R V A F Texarkana have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2016. The violations listed here began between April 2004 and March 2016. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (3 of them). EPA lists 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-03-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-12-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2004-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
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.
R V A F Texarkana: frequently asked questions
Who runs R V A F Texarkana?
R V A F Texarkana (PWSID ARN000189) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.
How many people does R V A F Texarkana serve?
R V A F Texarkana reports serving 120 people through 6 service connections in Miller County, Arkansas.
Where does R V A F Texarkana 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 R V A F Texarkana have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 5 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in March 2016. 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 R V A F Texarkana'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 March 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.
Where can I find R V A F Texarkana's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. R V A F Texarkana is a non-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 Miller County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Texarkana Water Utilities | Miller | 50,815 | Community | Surface water |
| Fouke Waterworks | Miller | 955 | Community | Groundwater |
| Miller County Public Water Authority | Miller | 803 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Garland Waterworks | Miller | 342 | Community | Groundwater |
| Boll Weevil | Miller | 300 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Dollar General Store 30726 | Miller | 25 | Transient non-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, “R V A F Texarkana, PWSID ARN000189, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/r-v-a-f-texarkana-arn000189 (data as of October 1, 2026).