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Western Grove Municipal Water

At a glance

Western Grove Municipal Water (PWSID AR0000400) is an active community water system serving Newton, Boone and Searcy counties, Arkansas. It reports serving 930 people through 372 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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026.

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

Population served

930

Service connections

372

Primary source

SWP

Purchased surface water

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDAR0000400

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served930

Service connections372

Primary water sourcePurchased surface water

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyAR state drinking water program

City served—

StateArkansas

ZIP—

Counties servedNewton, Boone, Searcy

How does Western Grove Municipal Water compare with other water systems in Arkansas?

By EPA's size categories, Western Grove Municipal Water 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 Western Grove Municipal Water 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. 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 Western Grove Municipal Water?

EPA lists Western Grove Municipal Water 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 Western Grove Municipal Water have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. The violations listed here began between December 1995 and April 2026. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting, 2 reporting, 2 monitoring and 1 required treatment not met. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Revised Total Coliform Rule (3 of them). EPA lists 9 as resolved and 3 as unaddressed. 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. Unaddressed means the violation is not resolved or archived and is not yet covered by formal enforcement.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2026-04-30	ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	No	Unaddressed
2026-04-30	Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E	Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200	Yes	Unaddressed
2024-03-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Unaddressed
2023-01-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-12-01	ReportingReport Sample Result/Fail Monitor (RTCR) · code 4B	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2019-11-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2016-03-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2015-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2011-09-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23	Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100	No	Resolved
2007-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
2005-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71	Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000	No	Resolved
1995-12-31	Monitoring and reportingFollow-up Or Routine LCR Tap M/R · code 52	Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000	No	Resolved

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.

Western Grove Municipal Water: frequently asked questions

Who runs Western Grove Municipal Water?

Western Grove Municipal Water (PWSID AR0000400) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.

How many people does Western Grove Municipal Water serve?

Western Grove Municipal Water reports serving 930 people through 372 service connections in Newton, Boone and Searcy counties, Arkansas.

Where does Western Grove Municipal Water 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 Western Grove Municipal Water have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. 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 Western Grove Municipal Water'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2026. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.

Where can I find Western Grove Municipal Water's water quality report?

As a community water system, Western Grove Municipal Water 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 Newton County(the first county EPA lists for this system)

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
Sw Boone County Water Assoc	Newton + 1 more	4,558	Community	Purchased surface water
Krooked Kreek Water Assn	Newton + 1 more	2,250	Community	Groundwater
East Newton County Water Assn	Newton	1,920	Community	Purchased surface water
Compton Waterworks	Newton	990	Community	Purchased surface water
Nail-Swain Water Association	Newton	970	Community	Purchased surface water
Deer Water Association	Newton	938	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, “Western Grove Municipal Water, PWSID AR0000400, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/western-grove-municipal-water-ar0000400 (data as of October 1, 2026).