Public water system · ART000852

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White River Campground

At a glance

White River Campground (PWSID ART000852) is an active transient non-community water system in Marion County, Arkansas. It reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater under influence of surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020.

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

Population served

250

Service connections

Primary source

Groundwater under influence of surface water

System type

TNCWS

Transient non-community water system

System record

PWSIDART000852

System typeTransient non-community water system

Activity statusActive

Population served250

Service connections1

Primary water sourceGroundwater under influence of surface water

Owner typePrivate

Primacy agencyAR state drinking water program

City served—

StateArkansas

ZIP—

CountyMarion County

How does White River Campground compare with other water systems in Marion County?

By EPA's size categories, White River Campground 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 1.5% 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 White River Campground is about 74% above 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 under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules. 11 Arkansas systems (1.3%) list groundwater under influence of surface water as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates White River Campground?

EPA lists White River Campground 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. 6 of the 22 active systems in Marion County (27%) are also privately owned.

Does White River Campground have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, 5 are health-based, and the most recent began in December 2020. The violations listed here began between July 2018 and December 2020. By type: 5 required treatment not met, 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rule (7 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. 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
2020-12-01	Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2020-12-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2020-12-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2020-11-01	Required treatment not metSingle Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 43	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2020-11-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2020-11-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Turbidity (Enhanced SWTR) · code 38	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	No	Resolved
2020-10-01	Required treatment not metMonthly Turbidity Exceed (Enhanced SWTR) · code 44	Interim Enhanced Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0300	Yes	Resolved
2020-07-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2020-04-01	Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75	Public Noticecode 7500	No	Resolved
2019-05-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	No	Resolved
2019-03-01	MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A	Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000	No	Resolved
2018-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring of Treatment (SWTR-Filter) · code 36	Surface Water Treatment Rulecode 0200	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.

White River Campground: frequently asked questions

Who runs White River Campground?

White River Campground (PWSID ART000852) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.

How many people does White River Campground serve?

White River Campground reports serving 250 people through 1 service connection in Marion County, Arkansas.

Where does White River Campground get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater under influence of surface water. Groundwater under the influence of surface water is well or spring water that the regulator has found to be affected by nearby surface water, so it is regulated under the surface-water treatment rules.

Does White River Campground 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 December 2020. 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 White River Campground'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 December 2020. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.

Where can I find White River Campground's water quality report?

The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. White River Campground 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, “White River Campground, PWSID ART000852, Arkansas”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/arkansas/white-river-campground-art000852 (data as of October 1, 2026).