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Watalula Water Ass0ciation

At a glance

Watalula Water Ass0ciation (PWSID AR0000606) is an active community water system serving Johnson and Franklin counties, Arkansas. It reports serving 2,278 people through 1,180 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased surface water, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2009.

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

Population served

2,278

Service connections

1,180

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAR0000606

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served2,278

Service connections1,180

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAR state drinking water program

City served—

StateArkansas

ZIP—

Counties servedJohnson, Franklin

How does Watalula Water Ass0ciation compare with other water systems in Arkansas?

By EPA's size categories, Watalula Water Ass0ciation is a small system (501 to 3,300 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 Watalula Water Ass0ciation is about 66% 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. 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 Watalula Water Ass0ciation?

EPA lists Watalula Water Ass0ciation 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 Watalula Water Ass0ciation have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2009. The violations listed here began between November 1994 and July 2009. By type: 6 monitoring and reporting, 5 contaminant level above the legal limit and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (11 of them). EPA lists 8 as archived and 4 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
2009-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
2004-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2003-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2000-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Resolved
1996-07-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1996-06-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1996-06-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Archived
1995-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1995-09-01	Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	Yes	Archived
1994-12-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherNotification, Public · code 06	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1994-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived
1994-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Archived

The 12 most recent 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.

Watalula Water Ass0ciation: frequently asked questions

Who runs Watalula Water Ass0ciation?

Watalula Water Ass0ciation (PWSID AR0000606) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.

How many people does Watalula Water Ass0ciation serve?

Watalula Water Ass0ciation reports serving 2,278 people through 1,180 service connections in Johnson and Franklin counties, Arkansas.

Where does Watalula Water Ass0ciation 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 Watalula Water Ass0ciation have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2009. 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 Watalula Water Ass0ciation'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. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in July 2009. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.

Where can I find Watalula Water Ass0ciation's water quality report?

As a community water system, Watalula Water Ass0ciation 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 Johnson County(the first county EPA lists for this system)

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Clarksville Connected Utilities	Johnson	9,410	Community	Surface water
Horsehead Water Association	Johnson + 1 more	5,792	Community	Purchased surface water
East Johnson Co Water Assn	Johnson + 1 more	5,200	Community	Purchased surface water
Knoxville Waterworks	Johnson	2,087	Community	Purchased surface water
Lamar Waterworks	Johnson	1,885	Community	Purchased surface water
Ludwig Water Association	Johnson	1,610	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, “Watalula Water Ass0ciation, PWSID AR0000606, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/watalula-water-ass0ciation-ar0000606 (data as of October 1, 2026).