Public water system · AR0000825
ActiveTulip-Princeton Water Assn
At a glance
Tulip-Princeton Water Assn (PWSID AR0000825) is an active community water system in Dallas County, Arkansas. It reports serving 1,083 people through 483 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
1,083
Service connections
483
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Tulip-Princeton Water Assn compare with other water systems in Dallas County?
By EPA's size categories, Tulip-Princeton Water Assn is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Dallas County has 6 active public water systems, and Tulip-Princeton Water Assn is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 12% below the county average of 1,226 people per system, and accounts for 15% of the 7,358 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 Tulip-Princeton Water Assn is well 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. 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 Tulip-Princeton Water Assn?
EPA lists Tulip-Princeton Water Assn 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. 2 of the 6 active systems in Dallas County (33%) are also privately owned.
Does Tulip-Princeton Water Assn have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006. The violations listed here began between July 1995 and July 2006. By type: 2 monitoring and reporting, 1 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) (2 of them). EPA lists 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2004-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 1999-09-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Archived |
| 1995-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Tulip-Princeton Water Assn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Tulip-Princeton Water Assn?
Tulip-Princeton Water Assn (PWSID AR0000825) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.
How many people does Tulip-Princeton Water Assn serve?
Tulip-Princeton Water Assn reports serving 1,083 people through 483 service connections in Dallas County, Arkansas.
Where does Tulip-Princeton Water Assn 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 Tulip-Princeton Water Assn have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006. 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 Tulip-Princeton Water Assn'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 4 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2006. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Tulip-Princeton Water Assn's water quality report?
As a community water system, Tulip-Princeton Water Assn 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 Dallas County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fordyce Water Co | Dallas | 3,191 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sparkman Waterworks | Dallas | 1,325 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Fordyce Rural Water Assoc | Dallas | 1,274 | Community | Purchased groundwater |
| Carthage Water and Sewer | Dallas | 345 | Community | Groundwater |
| Carthage Forest Products | Dallas | 140 | Non-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, “Tulip-Princeton Water Assn, PWSID AR0000825, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/tulip-princeton-water-assn-ar0000825 (data as of October 1, 2026).