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Calhoun County, Mississippi

Water Systems
17
Population Served
18,477
Total Violations
9,392
78 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
552.5
Avg Violations per System
0.8%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
17 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
100.0%
Detection Rate

PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are persistent chemicals found in drinking water. The EPA has set enforceable limits for several PFAS compounds under UCMR5 monitoring.

Compliance Snapshot

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (17)

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

Water Systems

System Name Population Violations PFAS
City of Bruce 2,798 802 -
Mt Comfort W/A-Banner 2,442 549 -
City of Calhoun City 2,101 978 -
Town of Vardaman 1,610 519 -
Cross-Roads Water Association 1,125 1,080 -
Mt Comfort W/A 1,085 267 -
Town of Pittsboro 1,077 584 -
Mt Comfort W/a-Mt Moriah 1,011 265 -
Town of Derma 957 660 Clean
Big Creek Water Association 731 543 -
Poplar Springs W/a #1 645 543 -
Poplar Springs W/a #2 627 282 -
Mt Comfort W/A-Sarepta 599 265 -
Macedonia Water Association 528 405 -
New Liberty Water Association 420 576 -
Duncan Hill Water Supply 370 530 Clean
Slate Springs Water Assn 351 544 -

Other Counties in Mississippi

Hinds County
29 systems · 297,741 served · 13,146 violations
DeSoto County
23 systems · 202,603 served · 5,185 violations
Harrison County
52 systems · 193,791 served · 15,513 violations
Rankin County
36 systems · 185,902 served · 24,667 violations
Jackson County
36 systems · 149,196 served · 11,232 violations
Madison County
17 systems · 129,931 served · 7,946 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Calhoun County? ▼
Calhoun County has 9,392 total drinking water violations across 17 water systems, of which 78 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Calhoun County systems? ▼
Water systems in Calhoun County serve approximately 18,477 people through 17 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Calhoun County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Calhoun County, 2 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Calhoun County? ▼
Water systems in Calhoun County use GW (17 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. 0.8% of Calhoun 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.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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.