Editing Lincoln County, Arkansas (section)

==Infrastructure==
===Aviation===
Lincoln County contains one public owned/public use [[general aviation]] airport, [[Star City Municipal Airport]]. For the twelve-month period ending February 28, 2014, the facility saw 5,400 general aviation operations.<ref>{{FAA-airport|ID=55M|use=PU|own=PU|site=01180.*A}}. [[Federal Aviation Administration]]. Retrieved July 31, 2017.</ref> The nearest commercial service airport is [[Clinton National Airport]] in Little Rock.

===Major highways===
[[File:US_65_outside_Grady,_Arkansas.jpg|thumb|right|US 65 between Grady and Gould]]
The most heavily traveled highway in Lincoln County is [[U.S. Highway 65]], with 7,700 vehicles per day estimated in Gould in 2016.<ref>{{ cite map |title= Daily Traffic Estimates |url= http://www.ahtd.ar.gov/System_Info_and_Research/traffic_info/TrafficCountyMaps/2016ADT/Counties/LincolnCounty_ADT_2016.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170826235757/http://www.ahtd.ar.gov/System_Info_and_Research/traffic_info/TrafficCountyMaps/2016ADT/Counties/LincolnCounty_ADT_2016.pdf |archive-date=August 26, 2017 |url-status=live |year= 2016 |author= System Research and Information Division, AHTD |publisher= Arkansas State Highway and Transportation Department |location= Little Rock, Arkansas |access-date= August 26, 2017 }}</ref> The route connects travelers to Pine Bluff (and Little Rock via [[Interstate 530]] [I-530]) to the north, and [[Mississippi]] and [[Louisiana]] to the south. [[U.S. Highway 425]] crosses the county from south to north, passing through Star City. [[Arkansas Highway 530|Highway&nbsp;530]] was opened to traffic in 2013 as two lanes of a future four-lane [[controlled access]] facility between Pine Bluff and the future [[Interstate 69]] in Monticello.<ref>{{ cite web |title= New State Highway 530 opens |url= http://www.pbcommercial.com/sections/news/region/new-state-highway-530-opens.html |publisher= [[Pine Bluff Commercial]] |date= September 12, 2013 |access-date= August 26, 2017 }}</ref> Currently, the route serves as direct access to Pine Bluff and points north for Star City travelers, in less distance than US 65.

Eleven state highways serve the traveling public in the county, varying from short connector routes to long highways traversing the entire county. [[Highway 11 (Arkansas)|Highway&nbsp;11]] is an important highway in the county, running from [[US 63]] just over the [[Cleveland County, Arkansas|Cleveland County]] line northeast through Star City and Grady to Huff's Island park on the [[Arkansas River]]. [[Arkansas Highway 54|Highway&nbsp;54]] crosses the county from east to west on a winding, indirect route between Dumas and Pine Bluff. [[Arkansas Highway 114|Highway&nbsp;114]] and [[Arkansas Highway 212|Highway&nbsp;212]] serves as east–west routes across the county. [[Arkansas Highway 83|Highway&nbsp;83]], [[Arkansas Highway 199|Highway&nbsp;199]], and [[Arkansas Highway 293|Highway&nbsp;293]] are rural routes in the south, north and southeast parts of Lincoln County, respectively. [[Arkansas Highway 388|Highway&nbsp;388]] runs from US 65 toward Cummins and Varner units. [[Arkansas Highway 980|Highway&nbsp;980]] connects Star City Municipal Airport to Highway 114.<ref name="lin" /> Two unsigned state highways [[Arkansas Highway 600|Highway&nbsp;600]] and [[Arkansas Highway 831|Highway&nbsp;831]], serve as institutional roads for Cane Creek State Park and the state prisons, respectively.

===Utilities===
{{See also|List of public utilities in Arkansas}}

====Water====
The [[Arkansas Department of Health]] (ADH) is responsible for the regulation and oversight of public water systems throughout the state. Six community water systems are based in Lincoln County: Yorktown Water Association, Arkansas Department of Corrections - Cummins Unit, Star City Water, Gould Municipal Water/Sewer, Grady Waterworks, and the Garrett Bridge Water Association. All of these utilities use the Sparta Sand Aquifer for source water.{{#tag:ref|Though Garrett Bridge purchases water wholesale from Dumas, whose source is the Sparta Sand Aquifer.<ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2016 |title= Garrett Bridge Water Association Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/692.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223063634/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/692.pdf |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= August 4, 2017 }}</ref>|group=Note}}<ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2016 |title= ADC Cummins Unit Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/315.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227052610/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/315.pdf |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= August 4, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2016 |title= Gould Municipal Water & Sewer Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/316.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223060502/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/316.pdf |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= August 4, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2016 |title= Grady Waterworks Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/317.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161226220742/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/317.pdf |archive-date=December 26, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= August 4, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2016 |title= Star City Water Company Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/318.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161227052642/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/318.pdf |archive-date=December 27, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= August 4, 2017 }}</ref><ref>{{ cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2016 |title= Yorktown Water Association Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/319.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161223060507/http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/319.pdf |archive-date=December 23, 2016 |url-status=live |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= August 4, 2017 }}</ref> Small, rural parts of the county are served by the Highway 63 Water Association and the Ladd Water Association.<ref>{{ cite map |title= Public Water Systems |date= January 5, 2016 |url= http://gis.arkansas.gov/product/public-water-systems-polygon/ |type= GIS Dataset |publisher= Arkansas GIS Office |work= Arkansas Department of Health |access-date= August 4, 2017 }}</ref>

Yorktown Water Association has the largest retail population, with 8,169 total retail population, mostly within Lincoln County. ADC Cummins Unit has a retail population of 3,800, followed by Star City with 2,842, Gould with 1,041, and all others under 1,000 retail population served.<ref>{{ cite web |title= Community Water System Data |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health, Engineering Section |location= Little Rock |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/autoupdates/data.xls |access-date= August 4, 2017 }}</ref>

====Wastewater====
The [[Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality]] (ADEQ) regulates and oversees wastewater treatment and discharge permits in the state. Lincoln County contains three municipal wastewater systems, and one active domestic NPDES permit for Cummins Unit.