Public water system · ART000691
ActiveUscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay
At a glance
Uscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay (PWSID ART000691) is an active transient non-community water system in Baxter County, Arkansas. It reports serving 66 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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2006.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
66
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Uscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay compare with other water systems in Baxter County?
By EPA's size categories, Uscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Baxter County has 50 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 778 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 38,879 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 Nfwp15 Panther Bay is about half of 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 Nfwp15 Panther Bay?
EPA lists Uscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay 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. 6 of the 50 active systems in Baxter County (12%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does Uscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2006. The violations listed here began between October 1995 and June 2006. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-06-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Resolved |
| 1995-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1995-10-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06 | 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.
Uscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay: frequently asked questions
Who runs Uscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay?
Uscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay (PWSID ART000691) 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 Nfwp15 Panther Bay serve?
Uscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay reports serving 66 people through 1 service connection in Baxter County, Arkansas.
Where does Uscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay 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 Nfwp15 Panther Bay have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 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 Uscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay'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; none is health-based, and the most recent began in June 2006. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Uscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Uscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay 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 Baxter County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mountain Home Waterworks | Baxter | 19,618 | Community | Surface water |
| North East Public Water Auth | Baxter | 4,690 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Lakeview-Midway Public Water Authority | Baxter | 4,383 | Community | Purchased surface water |
| Gassville Waterworks | Baxter | 2,040 | Community | Groundwater under influence of surface water |
| Brunner Hill Water Assoc | Baxter | 1,265 | Community | Groundwater |
| Cotter Waterworks | Baxter | 1,233 | 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, “Uscoe Nfwp15 Panther Bay, PWSID ART000691, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/uscoe-nfwp15-panther-bay-art000691 (data as of October 1, 2026).