Editing Ashley County, Arkansas (section)

===Utilities===
{{See also|List of public utilities in Arkansas}}
The Ashley-Chicot Electric Cooperative, based in Hamburg, is a non-profit electric [[utility cooperative]] serving the rural areas of Ashley County with electric service, as well as parts of adjacent counties. [[Entergy|Entergy Arkansas]] provides electricity for the cities of Hamburg and Crossett and nearby populated outlying areas, and to the small communities along US&nbsp;165.<ref>{{ cite map |title=Electric Utility Service Territories (polygon) |date= October 16, 2014 |orig-year=June 5, 2009 |edition= Update |url= http://www.arcgis.com/home/webmap/viewer.html?url=https%3A%2F%2Fgis.arkansas.gov%2Farcgis%2Frest%2Fservices%2FFEATURESERVICES%2FUtilities%2FFeatureServer%2F11&source=sd |publisher= Arkansas GIS Office |access-date= April 7, 2019 }}</ref>

The [[Arkansas Department of Health]] (ADH) is responsible for the regulation and oversight of public water systems throughout the state. Ten community water systems are based in Ashley County: the Crossett Water Commission, Fountain Hill Waterworks, Hamburg Waterworks, Montrose/Boydell Water System, North Crossett Utilities, Northeast Crossett Water Association, Parkdale Waterworks, Portland Waterworks, Wilmot Waterworks, and the West Ashley County Water Association. All use [[groundwater]] as the source.{{#tag:ref|Northeast Crossett purchases from North Crossett<ref>{{cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2017 |title= Northeast Crossett Water Association Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/2017/023.pdf |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= April 7, 2019 }}</ref> and West Ashley County purchases from the Crossett Water Commission.<ref>{{cite web |publisher= Arkansas Department of Health |year= 2017 |title= West Ashley County Water Association Annual Drinking Water Quality Report |url= http://www.healthy.arkansas.gov/eng/ccr/2017/878.pdf |work= Consumer Confidence Report |location= Little Rock |access-date= April 7, 2019 }}</ref>|group=Note}} The Crossett Water Commission has the largest direct retail population served (8,038, all in Ashley County), followed by Hamburg (5,481), and North Crossett Utilities (2,924). The remaining water systems have 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= April 7, 2019 }}</ref>