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Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS ART001076

Echo Canyon Resort & Marina

Mountain Pine, Arkansas 71956 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 30 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

30
People served
128
EPA violations
13
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 128 drinking-water violations at Echo Canyon Resort & Marina, 10% of them health-based - above the Arkansas per-system average.

128
Total EPA violations on record
10%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
30
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Echo Canyon Resort & Marina

Echo Canyon Resort & Marina is a private-owned transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 30 residents in Mountain Pine, Arkansas (Garland County) through 14 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 128 total violations for this system , of which 13 (10%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 105 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 Coliform (TCR), recorded in 63 violations (MR). 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%).

Echo Canyon Resort & Marina's 128 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
30
Total Violations
128
Health-Based Violations
13
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
14
County
Garland
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
105
Treatment Tech Violations
10

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Coliform (TCR) MR 63 2013
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 26 2020
Groundwater Rule MR 12 2022
Groundwater Rule TT 10 2021
Public Notice Other 6 2017
E. COLI MR 4 2017
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 2006
Coliform (TCR) Other 2 1999

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 Echo Canyon Resort & Marina.

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 ART001076 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 Groundwater Rule MR 12 SDWIS / ART001076 / 0700
2021 Groundwater Rule TT 10 SDWIS / ART001076 / 0700
2020 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 26 SDWIS / ART001076 / 8000
2017 Public Notice Other 6 SDWIS / ART001076 / 7500
2017 E. COLI MR 4 SDWIS / ART001076 / 3014
2013 Coliform (TCR) MR 63 SDWIS / ART001076 / 3100
2006 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / ART001076 / 3100
1999 Coliform (TCR) Other 2 SDWIS / ART001076 / 3100

How Echo Canyon Resort & Marina Compares

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

Metric Echo Canyon Resort & Marina Arkansas avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 128 52.6 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 13 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 30 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 Echo Canyon Resort & Marina water safe to drink? ▼
Echo Canyon Resort & Marina (PWS ID: ART001076) has 128 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 30 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Echo Canyon Resort & Marina serve? ▼
Echo Canyon Resort & Marina serves 30 people in Mountain Pine, Arkansas. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 14 service connections.
What type of violations does Echo Canyon Resort & Marina have? ▼
Echo Canyon Resort & Marina has 128 total violations: 13 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 105 monitoring/reporting violations, and 10 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Echo Canyon Resort & Marina water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Echo Canyon Resort & Marina under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Echo Canyon Resort & Marina use? ▼
Echo Canyon Resort & Marina uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Transient Non-Community Water System, serving transient populations.
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.