Public water system · ART000592

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Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek

At a glance

Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek (PWSID ART000592) is an active transient non-community water system in Marion County, Arkansas. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2007.

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

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDART000592

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served25

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typeFederal government

Primacy agencyAR state drinking water program

City served—

StateArkansas

ZIP—

CountyMarion County

How does Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek compare with other water systems in Marion County?

By EPA's size categories, Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek 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 0.1% 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 Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek 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. 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 Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek?

EPA lists Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek as owned by the federal 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. 5 of the 22 active systems in Marion County (23%) are also owned by the federal government.

Does Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek have drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2007. The violations listed here began between October 1994 and June 2007. By type: 3 contaminant level above the legal limit, 2 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived and 1 as resolved. 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. 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
2007-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Minor (TCR) · code 26	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
1998-08-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Archived
1998-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Archived
1998-06-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Archived
1995-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1995-01-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Acute (TCR) · code 21	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1994-10-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived

All 7 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.

Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek: frequently asked questions

Who runs Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek?

Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek (PWSID ART000592) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.

How many people does Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek serve?

Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Marion County, Arkansas.

Where does Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek 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 Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek have any drinking water violations?

EPA's records list 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2007. 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 Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek'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 7 violations for this system; 3 are health-based, and the most recent began in June 2007. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.

Where can I find Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek 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, “Uscoe Bswp129 Buck Creek, PWSID ART000592, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/uscoe-bswp129-buck-creek-art000592 (data as of October 1, 2026).