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E. coli (Escherichia coli) violations in Arkansas

10 active public water systems in Arkansas had a E. coli (Escherichia coli) violation in the past three years, 10 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What E. coli (Escherichia coli) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Most E. coli strains cause diarrheal illness. Some strains (e.g., O157:H7) produce toxins causing severe bloody diarrhea, hemolytic uremic syndrome (HUS — a form of kidney failure), and death — especially in children under 5 and the elderly. Even non-pathogenic strains in drinking water indicate that disease-causing organisms may also be present.

Systems with a E. coli (Escherichia coli) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Horatio Waterworks
Sevier County
1,278 2 1
Marvell Waterworks
Phillips County
1,000 2 1
Cotton Plant Waterworks
Woodruff County
893 6 6
Montrose Boydell Water System
Ashley County
473 4 3
Keo Water Works
Lonoke County
388 1 1
Leisure Hills Mobile Home Park
Benton County
113 5 5
Buffalo RV Tyler Bend Mtu3-12
Searcy County
30 1 1
Cowboy Ranch RV Park
Little River County
25 3 1
Moose Lodge 1953
Baxter County
25 3 1
Woodscape Properties Llc.
Baxter County
25 2 2
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved E. coli (Escherichia coli), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not E. coli (Escherichia coli) alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Arkansas records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.