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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
North Pike CO Rural Water Assn
Pike County
1,932 1 0
Lamar Waterworks
Johnson County
1,885 1 0
West Saline Water Users Assn
Cleveland County
1,825 2 1
Palestine Water Association
St. Francis County
1,649 1 0
Murfreesboro Waterworks
Pike County
1,645 1 0
Stamps Waterworks
Lafayette County
1,633 1 0
Kensett Waterworks
White County
1,624 1 0
Holly Grove Waterworks
Monroe County
1,557 2 1
Cushman Water System
Independence County
1,423 2 0
Coal Hill Waterworks
Johnson County
1,372 4 2
Rison Waterworks
Cleveland County
1,344 3 1
Horatio Waterworks
Sevier County
1,278 2 1
Diaz Waterworks
Jackson County
1,215 2 0
Bradley CO Rural Water Association
Bradley County
1,163 1 0
Casa Water Dept
Conway County
1,153 5 1
Strawberry Waterworks
Lawrence County
1,093 2 0
Fountain Hill Waterworks
Ashley County
1,028 2 1
Bradford Waterworks
White County
986 1 0
Liberty Woodson / Hensley Wat
Pulaski County
963 1 0
Mockingbird Hill Water Assoc
Newton County
875 2 1
Ozark Acres Water Association
Sharp County
830 2 1
Wire Road Water System
Ouachita County
830 2 1
Imboden Waterworks
Lawrence County
825 1 0
Mountain Pine Waterworks
Garland County
805 1 0
Altheimer Waterworks
Jefferson County
765 4 1
Leslie Water System
Searcy County
730 1 0
Northern Ohio Water Assoc
Poinsett County
720 6 1
North Howard Rural Water Association
Howard County
710 1 0
Bauxite Water
Saline County
705 2 0
Camp War Eagle
Benton County
700 1 0
Greasy Valley Wpfb Logan Co.
Logan County
700 2 0
Indian Switch Rural Water Assn
Chicot County
670 2 0
Gillett Water Dept
Arkansas County
655 1 0
Ammunition Operations, LLC
Lonoke County
650 1 0
Bowser Water Assn
Drew County
635 1 0
Portia Waterworks
Lawrence County
625 1 0
Portland Waterworks
Ashley County
625 4 3
Green Hill-Brooks Chapel Water
Drew County
597 3 0
Taylor Waterworks
Columbia County
566 4 1
Walkerville Water Association
Columbia County
547 4 2
East Prairie County Pwa
Prairie County
545 2 0
Turrell Water Works
Crittenden County
540 4 2
River Bend Park Poa
Sharp County
523 3 0
Kwik Serv
Sharp County
500 2 1
Ozarks RV Resort Owners Association
Carroll County
500 2 1
Joiner Waterworks
Mississippi County
486 4 1
Montrose Boydell Water System
Ashley County
473 4 3
Kingsland Waterworks
Cleveland County
447 3 0
Wilmot Waterworks
Ashley County
416 1 0
Parthenon Water Association
Newton County
408 2 0
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.