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Prairie County, Arkansas

Water Systems
7
Population Served
12,313
Total Violations
337
125 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
48.1
Avg Violations per System
37.1%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
6 systems (86%)
SW
1 system (14%)

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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (7)

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
SE White County Water Assoc 5,018 21 Clean
Des Arc Waterworks 4,245 80 Clean
Hazen Waterworks 1,301 15 -
Devalls Bluff Waterworks 600 72 -
East Prairie County PWA 545 48 -
Biscoe Waterworks 388 30 -
Ulm Waterworks 216 71 -

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 Prairie County? ▼
Prairie County has 337 total drinking water violations across 7 water systems, of which 125 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Prairie County systems? ▼
Water systems in Prairie County serve approximately 12,313 people through 7 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Prairie County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Prairie County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Prairie County? ▼
Water systems in Prairie County use GW (6 systems), SW (1 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. 37.1% of Prairie 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.