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Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violations in Arkansas

237 active public water systems in Arkansas had a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation in the past three years, 70 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Total coliform bacteria indicate that the disinfection barrier has been breached or fecal contamination is entering the system. E. coli specifically indicates fecal contamination and the possible presence of disease-causing pathogens (norovirus, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter). Illness can be severe in elderly, young children, and immunocompromised individuals.

Systems with a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Mount Olive Water Association
Madison County
6,308 1 0
Elkins Waterworks
Washington County
3,905 1 0
Lee County Water Association
Lee County
3,770 3 1
Pangburn Waterworks
White County
2,936 2 2
Harrisburg Waterworks
Poinsett County
2,824 1 1
Danville Waterworks
Yell County
2,810 5 2
Marked Tree Waterworks
Poinsett County
2,610 3 2
Dermott Waterworks
Chicot County
2,604 5 4
Hwy 4 24 Water Association
Ouachita County
2,135 4 1
Adc East Arkansas Regional
Lee County
1,650 3 1
Calhoun County Water Assn
Calhoun County
1,591 1 1
Plumerville Waterworks
Conway County
1,440 3 1
Bodcaw Rural Water System
Hempstead County
1,430 2 0
Prattsville Waterworks
Grant County
1,341 1 1
Clarendon Waterworks
Monroe County
1,320 4 4
Marvell Rural Water Assoc
Phillips County
1,305 1 1
Breckenridge Union Water Assoc
Jackson County
1,225 4 3
Old Union Public Water Authority
Union County
1,200 4 1
Strong Waterworks
Union County
1,131 5 3
Marvell Waterworks
Phillips County
1,000 2 1
Hughes Waterworks
St. Francis County
987 1 1
Nail-Swain Water Association
Newton County
970 3 1
Fouke Waterworks
Miller County
955 5 5
Deer Water Association
Newton County
938 4 0
MT Sherman Water Association
Newton County
903 4 2
Cotton Plant Waterworks
Woodruff County
893 6 6
MC Rae Waterworks
White County
870 1 0
Pendleton-Pea Ridge Water Assn
Desha County
845 2 0
North Jackson CO Rural Water Assn
Jackson County
807 2 2
Evening Shade Waterworks
Sharp County
750 1 1
Salesville Community Water Association
Baxter County
715 3 1
Lake View Municipal Water
Phillips County
665 6 4
Devalls Bluff Waterworks
Prairie County
600 6 3
Humphrey Waterworks
Arkansas County
578 5 1
Lakeshore Estates Water Assn
Crittenden County
568 6 5
Kelso-Rohwer Water Association
Desha County
563 4 3
Okolona Waterworks
Clark County
562 1 0
Lead Hill Waterworks
Boone County
550 4 1
Pyatt Waterworks
Marion County
488 3 2
Fulton Waterworks
Hempstead County
379 4 1
Lurton-Pelsor Water Assoc
Newton County
353 1 1
Joiner Rural Water
Mississippi County
343 4 3
Garland Waterworks
Miller County
342 2 1
Briarcliff Waterworks
Baxter County
338 2 1
ST Charles Waterworks
Arkansas County
326 1 1
Wabbaseka Waterworks
Jefferson County
286 4 2
Dyess Rural Water
Mississippi County
254 1 1
Gilmore Waterworks
Crittenden County
248 5 1
Black Oak Waterworks
Craighead County
245 2 2
Jacksonport Waterworks
Jackson County
233 4 4
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) 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.