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Copiah County, Mississippi

Water Systems
16
Population Served
29,961
Total Violations
5,783
93 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
361.4
Avg Violations per System
1.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
16 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
25.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (16)

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
Crystal Springs Water Service 5,961 195 Clean
Copiah-New Zion Water Assn,inc 3,791 1,133 Clean
Town of Hazlehurst 3,600 794 Clean
Northeast Copiah Water Assn 3,020 627 -
Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst 2,574 608 -
Town of Wesson 1,891 292 -
Copiah W/a - Gallman 1,566 315 -
Harmony Ridge Water Assn 1,380 233 -
Copiah W/a - Bayou Pierre #1 1,246 1,146 -
Camp Kamassa 1,200 9 -
Copiah County Industrial Park 1,062 36 -
Hood Scout Reservation 650 47 -
Sanderson Farms LLC 625 4 Clean
Highway I-55 Rest Area 500 13 -
Town of Georgetown 465 259 -
Copiah W/a - Bayou Pierre #2 430 72 -

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 Copiah County? ▼
Copiah County has 5,783 total drinking water violations across 16 water systems, of which 93 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Copiah County systems? ▼
Water systems in Copiah County serve approximately 29,961 people through 16 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Copiah County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Copiah County, 1 had PFAS detected (25.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Copiah County? ▼
Water systems in Copiah County use GW (16 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. 1.6% of Copiah 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.