Public water system record

Kelso-Rohwer Water Association

Serves an area of Desha County, AR · 563 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for Kelso-Rohwer Water Association in the last ten years. At least one of these issues remains unresolved.

  • AR0000168
  • ROHWER
  • AR
  • 563 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 71666
EPA system ID AR0000168

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
8

Key facts

  • Kelso-Rohwer Water Association draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Arkansas, December 2025.
  • Record on file since 1999, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 143 unknown out of 220 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
Aug 1, 2025 Active
Enforcement action in place
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Aug 1, 2025 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2025 Active
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2020 Active
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jun 1, 2020 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2016 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 7, 2015 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
Jun 1, 2015 Active

Full record since 1999

EPA's records for Kelso-Rohwer Water Association go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 11 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 2 4
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 6
2020s 0 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2007, Resolved.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Aug 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
Apr 1, 2000 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Arkansas regulators and EPA took 2 formal enforcement actions against Kelso-Rohwer Water Association between 2000 and 2025. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in December 2025.

Date By Action Violations covered
Dec 2, 2025 Arkansas Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule
May 18, 2000 EPA Compliance order (no penalty) 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule

Where the water comes from

Kelso-Rohwer Water Association draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Kelso-Rohwer Water Association 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.

Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.

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