PICKENS WATERWORKS
PWSID: AR0000172 · Pickens, AR · Serves 49 people
According to EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), PICKENS WATERWORKS (PWSID AR0000172) in Pickens, AR is listed as a CWS water system covering about 49 people. The same extract lists 73 health-based violation records spanning 2017-2025. Those 73 health-based rows for PICKENS WATERWORKS cover contaminants such as Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule, Lead and Copper Rule; they remain historical EPA registry entries, not a current compliance or drinkability score.
PICKENS WATERWORKS has 73 health-based violation records in this historical extract. Monitoring and reporting records are not included.
PlainEnviro's health-based SDWIS extract covers monitoring and reporting violations only -- it does not include unresolved enforcement actions in progress or corrective steps a utility has taken since the extract date. 3 distinct EPA contaminant codes appear in this system's record, including Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule, Lead and Copper Rule. Recorded violations span 2017–2025. Day-to-day primacy enforcement for this system runs through the Arkansas drinking-water program, not EPA directly.
A historical health-based record does not necessarily describe current water quality or compliance. The most authoritative current source is the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report. For enforcement history and corrective-action orders, consult EPA ECHO and the Arkansas state drinking-water program's public portal.
System Details
- EPA ID (PWSID)
- AR0000172
- System Type
- CWS
- Water Source
- Groundwater
- Location
- Pickens, AR
- Population Served
- 49
- Health Violations
- Yes (73)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule | 66 | 66 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | 5 | 5 |
| Lead and Copper Rule | 2 | 2 |
Violation History (73)
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Nationwide peers by violations & population served
Cross-state SDWIS systems nearest PICKENS WATERWORKS on cumulative violation count (73) and EPA-reported population served (49). Violation-count peers include NOWATA MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, SCUA Upper Seven Mile, SELAWIK SAFEWATER FACILITY.
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About This Data
PICKENS WATERWORKS (AR0000172) is drawn from EPA SDWIS. Nearby county systems in this extract include MC GEHEE WATERWORKS; DERMOTT WATERWORKS; KELSO-ROHWER WATER ASSOCIATION; ARKANSAS CITY WATERWORKS. Health-based rows (73 MCL/TT) are historical registry state, not a current drinkability score.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
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