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Southwest Water Users LLC

At a glance

Southwest Water Users LLC (PWSID AR0000495) is an active community water system serving Hot Spring, Grant and Saline counties, Arkansas. It reports serving 9,573 people through 3,812 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2014.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

9,573

Service connections

3,812

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAR0000495

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served9,573

Service connections3,812

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAR state drinking water program

City served—

StateArkansas

ZIP—

Counties servedHot Spring, Grant, Saline

How does Southwest Water Users LLC compare with other water systems in Arkansas?

By EPA's size categories, Southwest Water Users LLC is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Across Arkansas, the 853 active systems average 3,592 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so Southwest Water Users LLC is about 43% above 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 Southwest Water Users LLC?

EPA lists Southwest Water Users LLC 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.

Does Southwest Water Users LLC have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2014. By type: 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved is Total coliform bacteria (TCR). EPA lists 1 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
2014-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved

The one violation in EPA's records.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.

Southwest Water Users LLC: frequently asked questions

Who runs Southwest Water Users LLC?

Southwest Water Users LLC (PWSID AR0000495) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.

How many people does Southwest Water Users LLC serve?

Southwest Water Users LLC reports serving 9,573 people through 3,812 service connections in Hot Spring, Grant and Saline counties, Arkansas.

Where does Southwest Water Users LLC 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 Southwest Water Users LLC have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2014. 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 Southwest Water Users LLC'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 one violation for this system; it is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2014. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.

Where can I find Southwest Water Users LLC's water quality report?

As a community water system, Southwest Water Users LLC 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 Hot Spring County(the first county EPA lists for this system)

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Malvern Waterworks	Hot Spring	14,410	Community	Surface water
Kimzey Regional Water District	Hot Spring	12,718	Community	Surface water
Hot Spring Co Water Assoc	Hot Spring	3,528	Community	Purchased surface water
Magnet-Butterfield Water Authority	Hot Spring	1,838	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, “Southwest Water Users LLC, PWSID AR0000495, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/southwest-water-users-llc-ar0000495 (data as of October 1, 2026).