Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ART000806
Usfs Redding
Clarksville, Arkansas 72830 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 25 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.
- 25
- People served
- 25
- EPA violations
- 19
- Health-based
- Untested
- UCMR5 result
The verdict
EPA records 25 drinking-water violations at Usfs Redding, 76% of them health-based - below the Arkansas per-system average.
- 25
- Total EPA violations on record
- 76%
- Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
- 25
- People served by this system
- N/A
- PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)
Water Quality Snapshot: Usfs Redding
Usfs Redding is a federal-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 25 residents in Clarksville, Arkansas (Franklin County) through 1 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 25 total violations for this system , of which 19 (76%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 4 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2014.
The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Coliform (TCR), recorded in 19 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, 10 of 172 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (5.8%).
Usfs Redding's 25 violations sit below 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.
System Details
- System Type
- Transient Non-Community
- Owner Type
- Federal
- Connections
- 1
- County
- Franklin
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 19
- Monitoring Violations
- 4
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 0
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 19 | 2014 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | 2007 |
| Coliform (TCR) | Other | 2 | 1993 |
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 Usfs Redding.
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 ART000806 on SDWISSource: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search
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 SDWISViolation 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 19 | SDWIS / ART000806 / 3100 |
| 2007 | Coliform (TCR) | MR | 4 | SDWIS / ART000806 / 3100 |
| 1993 | Coliform (TCR) | Other | 2 | SDWIS / ART000806 / 3100 |
How Usfs Redding Compares
Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.
| Metric | Usfs Redding | Arkansas avg | Federal benchmark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total violations | 25 | 52.6 | SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach |
| Health-based violations | 19 | 21.3 | Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL |
| PFAS detection | None | 5.8% | EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt |
| Population served | 25 | 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 |
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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.