Question 1

Is Central City Water Department water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Central City Water Department (PWS ID: AR0000503) has 54 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 1,227 people using Surface Water sources.

Question 2

How many people does Central City Water Department serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Central City Water Department serves 1,227 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Central City or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Surface Water water sources with 500 service connections. The operator address is listed in Central City, Arkansas.

Question 3

What type of violations does Central City Water Department have?

Accepted Answer

Central City Water Department has 54 total violations: 30 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 13 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Central City Water Department water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Central City Water Department under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Central City Water Department use?

Accepted Answer

Central City Water Department uses Surface Water as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Question 7

Where does Central City Water Department sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Central City Water Department ranks #17,611 of 29,740 by people served, and #339 of 514 in Arkansas. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Central City Water Department's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Central City Water Department has 54 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 41% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 59% of that cohort has fewer violations than Central City Water Department. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Coliform (TCR)	MCL	30	2014
Coliform (TCR)	MR	12	2015
Coliform (TCR)	Other	3	1992
Surface Water Treatment Rule	Other	1	1995
Revised Total Coliform Rule	MON	1	2020

Central City Water Department

Central City Water Department standing, mid SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Central City Water Department

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems near this violation count

Cross-state systems near this population served