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Franklin County, Arkansas

Water Systems
13
Population Served
17,159
Total Violations
849
353 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
65.3
Avg Violations per System
41.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

SW
9 systems (69%)
GW
4 systems (31%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

Franklin Arkansas water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (13)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Ozark Waterworks 4,368 57 Clean
Riversouth Rural Water Dist 4,275 11 Clean
Charleston Waterworks 3,386 111 -
Altus Waterworks 1,820 25 -
Pleasant View Water Fac Board 1,708 51 -
Denning Waterworks 712 129 -
Branch Water Works 500 173 -
Mulberry River Mountain Ranch 250 21 -
Usfs White Rock 35 119 -
Tiger Ice 1 Charleston 30 4 -
Byrd's Adventure Center, Inc. 25 106 -
Usfs Shores Lake 25 17 -
Usfs Redding 25 25 -

Other Counties in Arkansas

Pulaski County
31 systems · 461,701 served · 900 violations
Benton County
58 systems · 374,691 served · 2,082 violations
Washington County
29 systems · 189,281 served · 647 violations
Sebastian County
21 systems · 127,973 served · 1,403 violations
Faulkner County
14 systems · 120,979 served · 560 violations
Greene County
7 systems · 119,804 served · 164 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Franklin County? ▼
Franklin County has 849 total drinking water violations across 13 water systems, of which 353 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Franklin County systems? ▼
Water systems in Franklin County serve approximately 17,159 people through 13 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Franklin County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Franklin County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Franklin County? ▼
Water systems in Franklin County use SW (9 systems), GW (4 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious? ▼
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 41.6% of Franklin County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.