Public water system record
Cotton Plant Waterworks
Serves an area of Woodruff County and Monroe County, AR that includes Cotton Plant · 435 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 48 monitoring/reporting issues for Cotton Plant Waterworks in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 48
Key facts
- Cotton Plant Waterworks draws water from 3 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
- Most recent formal enforcement: administrative penalty by Arkansas, December 2024.
- Record on file since 2002, with 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
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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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
210 | Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Sep 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Sep 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 |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jun 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
May 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
May 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Apr 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Mar 1, 2025 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 1, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jan 1, 2023 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2022 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Dec 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
OTHER
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Jan 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Dec 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Aug 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
RPT
|
Feb 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2016 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 1, 2016 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Nov 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2015 |
Active
Enforcement action in place
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Apr 1, 2015 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Cotton Plant Waterworks go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 13 health-based violations (13 resolved) and 55 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2 | 22 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 11 | 33 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 12 |
| 2020s | 0 | 30 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2015, Resolved.
Show all 13 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2015 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2005 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Arkansas regulators took 10 formal enforcement actions against Cotton Plant Waterworks between 2003 and 2024. The most recent was an administrative penalty in December 2024.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 2, 2024 | Arkansas | Administrative penalty | 23 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule, Public Notice, Lead and Copper Rule, E. coli |
| Aug 15, 2023 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 11 violations: Revised Total Coliform Rule, Public Notice |
| Feb 27, 2019 | Arkansas | Administrative penalty | 4 violations (1 health-based): Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule, Revised Total Coliform Rule, Public Notice |
| Dec 19, 2017 | Arkansas | Administrative penalty | 2 violations: Public Notice, Revised Total Coliform Rule |
| Apr 3, 2017 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 2 violations: Public Notice, Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Mar 6, 2014 | Arkansas | Administrative penalty | 39 violations (11 health-based): Lead and Copper Rule, Total Coliform, Chlorine, Consumer Confidence Rule, Public Notice |
| Sep 25, 2012 | Arkansas | Administrative penalty | 16 violations (2 health-based): Total Coliform, Consumer Confidence Rule, Lead and Copper Rule, Chlorine |
| Jun 30, 2011 | Arkansas | Administrative penalty | 15 violations (1 health-based): Total Coliform, Consumer Confidence Rule, Chlorine |
| Sep 20, 2010 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 8 violations: Total Coliform |
| Oct 10, 2003 | Arkansas | Compliance order (no penalty) | 4 violations: Total Coliform |
What the violations mean
Stage 1 Disinfection Byproducts Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a treatment requirement of the Stage 1 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule
Byproducts form when disinfectants react with natural material in water. Long-term exposure above federal limits may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Cotton Plant Waterworks draws water from 3 wells (2 of them for emergency, seasonal or other part-time use).
Annual water quality report
Cotton Plant Waterworks 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Cotton Plant Waterworks for a copy.
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