Public water system · ARN000084
ActiveWilderness Valley Spring
At a glance
Wilderness Valley Spring (PWSID ARN000084) is an active transient non-community water system in Montgomery County, Louisiana. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is surface water, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
SW
Surface water
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does Wilderness Valley Spring compare with other water systems in Montgomery County?
By EPA's size categories, Wilderness Valley Spring is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Montgomery County has 1 active public water system, and Wilderness Valley Spring is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 25 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 25 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Louisiana, the 1,121 active systems average 4,685 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so Wilderness Valley Spring 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. Louisiana has 181 active transient non-community water systems, 16% of the state's 1,121 active systems. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs. 53 Louisiana systems (4.7%) list surface water as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Wilderness Valley Spring?
EPA lists Wilderness Valley Spring 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. 1 of the 1 active systems in Montgomery County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Wilderness Valley Spring have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 2016. By type: 1 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved is E. coli. EPA lists 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (LT2) · code 32 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
The one violation in EPA's records.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.
Wilderness Valley Spring: frequently asked questions
Who runs Wilderness Valley Spring?
Wilderness Valley Spring (PWSID ARN000084) is a transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the AR state drinking water program.
How many people does Wilderness Valley Spring serve?
Wilderness Valley Spring reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Montgomery County, Louisiana.
Where does Wilderness Valley Spring get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as surface water. Surface water means the system draws its water from rivers, lakes, streams or reservoirs.
Does Wilderness Valley Spring have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 2016. 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 Wilderness Valley Spring'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 one violation for this system; it is not health-based, and the most recent began in November 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the AR state drinking water program.
Where can I find Wilderness Valley Spring's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Wilderness Valley Spring 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.
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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, “Wilderness Valley Spring, PWSID ARN000084, Louisiana”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/louisiana/wilderness-valley-spring-arn000084 (data as of October 1, 2026).