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Jones County, Mississippi

Water Systems
23
Population Served
70,823
Total Violations
13,339
45 health-based
PFAS Detected
6
of 8 tested

Violation Analysis

95.7%
Systems with Violations
580.0
Avg Violations per System
0.3%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
23 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

8
Systems Tested
6
PFAS Detected
75.0%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (22)

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 Laurel 18,100 673 Clean
Southwest Jones W/A-North 6,690 909 Clean
Pleasant Ridge W/A 5,808 481 Clean
City of Ellisville 4,600 1,106 Clean
J P Utility District 3,839 1,178 Clean
Calhoun Water Association 3,730 531 Clean
Glade Waterworks Assn 3,340 979 Clean
Moselle Water Association 3,002 535 -
M & M Water Association 3,000 956 Clean
Sharon Water Works 2,769 1,066 -
Powers Water Association 2,413 547 -
Shady Grove Utility District 2,390 1,112 -
Soso Community Water Sys. Inc 1,840 268 -
J P Utility Dist #2 1,521 270 -
Oak Grove Water Assn 1,405 524 -
Water Association of Pine Grove, Inc 1,146 532 -
Hatten Water Assn 1,075 281 -
Matthews Moss Water Assn 1,051 270 -
Erata Water Association 818 274 -
Southern Hen Inc 800 4 -
Ellisville State School #1 750 256 -
Town of Sandersville 636 587 -
Hattiesburg-Laurel Reg Airport 100 0 -

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 Jones County? ▼
Jones County has 13,339 total drinking water violations across 23 water systems, of which 45 are health-based violations. 95.7% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Jones County systems? ▼
Water systems in Jones County serve approximately 70,823 people through 23 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Jones County water? ▼
Of 8 water systems tested for PFAS in Jones County, 6 had PFAS detected (75.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Jones County? ▼
Water systems in Jones County use GW (23 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. 0.3% of Jones 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.