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Covington County, Mississippi

Water Systems
10
Population Served
15,574
Total Violations
4,250
17 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
425.0
Avg Violations per System
0.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
10 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
1
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

Covington 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

System Name Population Violations PFAS
Southwest Covington W/A 3,601 822 Clean
City of Collins 2,921 827 -
North Covington W/A-South 2,326 262 -
Willow Grove Water Assn 2,284 826 -
North Covington W/A-North 1,259 284 -
Town of Mount Olive 1,032 392 -
Sanderson Farms LLC 1,000 5 -
Cold Springs Water Association 589 535 -
Town of Seminary 317 293 -
Dollar General #21596 (Collins) 245 4 -

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 Covington County? ▼
Covington County has 4,250 total drinking water violations across 10 water systems, of which 17 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Covington County systems? ▼
Water systems in Covington County serve approximately 15,574 people through 10 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Covington County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Covington County, 1 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Covington County? ▼
Water systems in Covington 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. 0.4% of Covington 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.