Community Water System · PWS AR0000671
Buffalo Island Reg Water Dist
Operator location Caraway, Arkansas - 8% of 26 violations are health-based (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)); surface water source; 3,055 served per SDWIS.
- 3,055
- People served (this PWS)
- 26
- EPA violations (this PWS)
- 2
- Health-based (this PWS)
- No PFAS
- UCMR5 (this PWS)
Buffalo Island Reg Water Dist standing, mid SDWIS violation third
8% of 26 recorded violations are health-based - middle-third health share (≤ 23%). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 8% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #10,477 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.
The verdict
Buffalo Island Reg Water Dist lands in the middle third by violation volume (26), large enough for peer comparisons without matching the fleet's heaviest ledgers. Population served is mid-pack at 3,055 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 8% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.
- #10,477 of 29,740
- Population · /systems
- #179 of 514
- Population · AR
- 26
- Total EPA violations on record
- 8%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,160
- County
- Mississippi
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 2
- Monitoring Violations
- 15
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 10 | 2005 |
| E. COLI | MR | 3 | 2012 |
| Chlorine | MR | 2 | 2005 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 2 | 1999 |
| Coliform (TCR) | Other | 1 | 1991 |
Violation Count vs. the National Corpus
Buffalo Island Reg Water Dist has 26 recorded EPA violations, 38% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 61% carry more. 8% of this system's own violations are health-based (2 of 26), and it ranks #10,477 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.
EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus
Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)
26 Lower than most fewer violations than 61% of 29,740 water systems
the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value
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Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4:2 FTS | 7/22/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/22/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/22/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/22/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/22/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/22/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/22/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/22/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/22/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/22/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/22/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/22/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/22/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/22/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/22/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/22/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/22/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/22/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/22/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/22/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 7/22/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/22/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/22/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/22/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/22/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/22/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/22/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/22/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/22/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 1/29/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 1/29/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 1/29/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 1/29/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 1/29/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 1/29/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 1/29/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 1/29/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 1/29/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 1/29/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 1/29/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 1/29/2025 | <20.00 ppt | 20.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 1/29/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 1/29/2025 | <6.00 ppt | 6.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 1/29/2025 | <5.00 ppt | 5.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 1/29/2025 | <4.00 ppt | 4.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 1/29/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 1/29/2025 | <8.00 ppt | 8.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 1/29/2025 | <3.00 ppt | 3.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 1/29/2025 | <7.00 ppt | 7.00 ppt | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 1/29/2025 | <2.00 ppt | 2.00 ppt | Not Detected |
Health-based violations on Buffalo Island Reg Water Dist
2 health-based rows in the tables above map to MCL or treatment-technique exceedances, verify each contaminant code on the federal SDWIS report for AR0000671.
Sources: EPA SDWIS
Nationwide peers
26 violations · 3,055 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.
Cross-state systems near this violation count
Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.
Cross-state systems near this population served
Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).
What to do with Buffalo Island Reg Water Dist
Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.
- See how every tracked system in Arkansas compares on the same EPA violation measures. Arkansas systems
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