PICKENS WATERWORKS
PWSID: AR0000172 · Pickens, AR · Serves 49 people
PICKENS WATERWORKS has 69 health-based violations out of 69 total. Health violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA limits or required treatment was not followed.
PICKENS WATERWORKS (PWSID AR0000172) is a cws water system drawing from a groundwater source, regulated by the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) under the Safe Drinking Water Act. It serves approximately 49 people in Pickens, AR, and is subject to primacy enforcement by the Arkansas drinking-water program.
The system's federal compliance record contains 69 total violations, with 69 classified as health-based (MCL exceedances or treatment-technique failures). 3 distinct contaminants have been cited, including Chlorine, E. coli, Combined Radium 226/228. Recorded violations span 2017–2025.
A historical violation does not necessarily describe current water quality, systems must notify customers and remediate, and monitoring-type violations often reflect reporting lapses rather than contamination. The most authoritative real-time 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 (69)
What contaminants are in this water system?
| Contaminant | Violations | Health-Based |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | 63 | 63 |
| E. coli | 5 | 5 |
| Combined Radium 226/228 | 1 | 1 |
Violation History (69)
| Contaminant | Health | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Chlorine | Yes | Jul 1, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jun 1, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Yes | May 1, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Apr 1, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Feb 1, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jan 1, 2025 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Dec 1, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Nov 1, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Oct 1, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Sep 1, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Aug 1, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jul 1, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jun 1, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Yes | May 1, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Apr 1, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Mar 1, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Feb 1, 2024 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jan 1, 2024 |
| E. coli | Yes | Oct 1, 2023 |
| E. coli | Yes | Oct 1, 2023 |
| E. coli | Yes | Oct 1, 2023 |
| E. coli | Yes | Oct 1, 2023 |
| E. coli | Yes | Oct 1, 2023 |
| Combined Radium 226/228 | Yes | Jul 1, 2023 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Apr 1, 2020 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Mar 1, 2020 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Mar 1, 2020 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Feb 1, 2020 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Feb 1, 2020 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jan 1, 2020 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jan 1, 2020 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Dec 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Dec 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Nov 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Nov 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Oct 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Sep 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Sep 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Aug 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Aug 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jul 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jul 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jun 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jun 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | May 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | May 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Apr 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Apr 1, 2019 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jul 1, 2018 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jun 1, 2018 |
| Chlorine | Yes | May 1, 2018 |
| Chlorine | Yes | May 1, 2018 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Apr 1, 2018 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Apr 1, 2018 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Mar 1, 2018 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Mar 1, 2018 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Feb 1, 2018 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Feb 1, 2018 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jan 1, 2018 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Jan 1, 2018 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Dec 1, 2017 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Nov 1, 2017 |
| Chlorine | Yes | Nov 1, 2017 |
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About This Data
Water system data is from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). Health-based violations include Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) and Treatment Technique (TT) violations that may pose a direct risk to public health. Violation records may span multiple years.
Source: U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, SDWIS Federal Reporting Services
Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.