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Amite County, Mississippi

Water Systems
10
Population Served
11,211
Total Violations
1,954
48 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 0 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
195.4
Avg Violations per System
2.5%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
10 systems (100%)

Compliance Snapshot

Amite Mississippi water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (10)

Violation history is cumulative, many flagged systems have already returned to compliance. Detail pages show per-system context.

Water Systems

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Amite County?
Amite County has 1,954 total drinking water violations across 10 water systems, of which 48 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Amite County systems?
Water systems in Amite County serve approximately 11,211 people through 10 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Amite County water?
No PFAS testing data is available for water systems in Amite County.
What types of water sources supply Amite County?
Water systems in Amite County use GW (10 systems) as their primary water sources.
Are health-based violations serious?
Health-based violations indicate that drinking water exceeded Maximum Contaminant Levels (MCLs) set by the EPA or failed treatment technique requirements. 2.5% of Amite County's violations are health-based. Not all violations indicate immediate health risk, but they require corrective action.
Data Sources & Methodology

Drinking water violation data from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS). PFAS testing data from the UCMR5 monitoring program. SDWIS tracks all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.

Violations are categorized as health-based (Maximum Contaminant Level exceedances, treatment technique failures) or monitoring/reporting violations. Not all violations indicate an immediate health risk.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater Editorial

Every figure on PlainWater is rendered directly from EPA SDWIS drinking-water data, no number is typed in by an editor. This page draws directly on EPA SDWIS data, no figure is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.