Public water system · AR0001259
ActiveRetreat at Sky Ridge
At a glance
Retreat at Sky Ridge (PWSID AR0001259) is an active transient non-community water system in Carroll County, Arkansas. It reports serving 50 people through 12 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, 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 December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
50
Service connections
12
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Retreat at Sky Ridge compare with other water systems in Carroll County?
By EPA's size categories, Retreat at Sky Ridge is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Carroll County has 41 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 565 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 23,147 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 Retreat at Sky Ridge is about 65% 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 Retreat at Sky Ridge?
EPA lists Retreat at Sky Ridge 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. 21 of the 41 active systems in Carroll County (51%) are also privately owned.
Does Retreat at Sky Ridge have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between November 2020 and December 2025. By type: 3 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 2 as resolved and 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Archived |
| 2024-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
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.
Retreat at Sky Ridge: frequently asked questions
Who runs Retreat at Sky Ridge?
Retreat at Sky Ridge (PWSID AR0001259) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.
How many people does Retreat at Sky Ridge serve?
Retreat at Sky Ridge reports serving 50 people through 12 service connections in Carroll County, Arkansas.
Where does Retreat at Sky Ridge 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 Retreat at Sky Ridge have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Retreat at Sky Ridge'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 December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Retreat at Sky Ridge's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Retreat at Sky Ridge 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 Carroll County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berryville Waterworks | Carroll | 6,813 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Green Forest Waterworks | Carroll | 6,265 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Eureka Springs Waterworks | Carroll | 4,053 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Holiday Island Waterworks | Carroll | 2,446 | Community | Groundwater |
| Ozarks Rv Resort Owners Association | Carroll | 500 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Oak Grove Water | Carroll | 485 | 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, “Retreat at Sky Ridge, PWSID AR0001259, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/retreat-at-sky-ridge-ar0001259 (data as of October 1, 2026).