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Community Water System · PWS AR0000557

New London Water Association

Strong, Arkansas 71765 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 850 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

850
People served
302
EPA violations
202
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 302 drinking-water violations at New London Water Association, 67% of them health-based - above the Arkansas per-system average.

302
Total EPA violations on record
67%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
850
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: New London Water Association

New London Water Association is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 850 residents in Strong, Arkansas (Union County) through 350 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 302 total violations for this system , of which 202 (67%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 22 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2022.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is TTHM, recorded in 161 violations (MCL, health-based). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Arkansas, EPA tracks 1,016 public water systems serving 3,049,400 people, with 53,437 cumulative violations and 21,598 health-based violations on record. About 94% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 52.6 violations. Statewide, 57 of 172 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (33.1%).

New London Water Association's 302 violations sit above the Arkansas average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
850
Total Violations
302
Health-Based Violations
202
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
350
County
Union
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
202
Monitoring Violations
22
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
TTHM MCL 161 2022
Public Notice Other 54 2022
Coliform (TCR) MCL 36 2014
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2014
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 15 2020
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 5 2017
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 2017
Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 2015

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for New London Water Association.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID AR0000557 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Arkansas Drinking Water Authority

Arkansas's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find AR regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2022 TTHM MCL 161 SDWIS / AR0000557 / 2950
2022 Public Notice Other 54 SDWIS / AR0000557 / 7500
2020 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 15 SDWIS / AR0000557 / 7000
2017 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 5 SDWIS / AR0000557 / 2456
2017 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 5 SDWIS / AR0000557 / 8000
2015 Lead and Copper Rule MR 1 SDWIS / AR0000557 / 5000
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 36 SDWIS / AR0000557 / 3100
2014 Coliform (TCR) MR 16 SDWIS / AR0000557 / 3100

How New London Water Association Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric New London Water Association Arkansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 302 52.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 202 21.3 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 33.1% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 850 3,001 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,016 regulated public water systems in Arkansas.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is New London Water Association water safe to drink? ▼
New London Water Association (PWS ID: AR0000557) has 302 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 850 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does New London Water Association serve? ▼
New London Water Association serves 850 people in Strong, Arkansas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 350 service connections.
What type of violations does New London Water Association have? ▼
New London Water Association has 302 total violations: 202 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 22 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in New London Water Association water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for New London Water Association under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does New London Water Association use? ▼
New London Water Association uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
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.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.