Public water system record
Jonesboro Water System
Serves an area of Craighead County, Greene County and 1 more county, AR that includes Jonesboro, Bono and Bowman · 79,889 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Jonesboro Water System in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 0
Key facts
- Jonesboro Water System draws water from 32 wells (6 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Arkansas, June 1997.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 55,859 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Jonesboro Water System go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 3 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2 | 1 |
| 2000s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform (acute), began June 1997, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1997 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Arkansas regulators issued 1 boil water order to Jonesboro Water System in 1997. The most recent was a boil water order in June 1997.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 1997 | Arkansas | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Jonesboro Water System draws water from 32 wells (6 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use). 2 other community water systems and 5 smaller public systems such as schools, businesses or campgrounds buy water from Jonesboro Water System. 1 other public water system has an emergency connection to Jonesboro Water System.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Bono Waterworks Bono, AR
- Cash Waterworks Cash, AR
Annual water quality report
Jonesboro Water System must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Arkansas.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells