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Lafayette County, Mississippi

Water Systems
24
Population Served
74,518
Total Violations
9,184
145 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

95.8%
Systems with Violations
382.7
Avg Violations per System
1.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
24 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
2
PFAS Detected
66.7%
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (23)

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 Oxford 28,500 666 Detected
University of Mississippi 26,874 523 Detected
Anchor Water Association 2,051 734 -
Taylor Water Association 1,962 273 -
Westover Water Association, Inc 1,771 554 -
Hopewell Water Association 1,684 289 -
East Oxford Water Association 1,544 594 -
Wellsgate 1,447 527 -
Harmontown Water Association Inc 1,393 293 Clean
Campground Water Assn 1,151 279 -
College Hill Water Assn 1,146 268 -
Yocona Water Association, Inc. 926 326 -
Hurricane Creek Water Assn 702 294 -
Sanders Water Association,inc 581 565 -
Turner Springs Water Assn 528 91 -
Denmark Water Association 499 323 -
Olin Winchester-Oxford 400 27 -
Town of Abbeville-Water Dept 386 577 -
Twelve Oaks Water System 314 33 -
Lafayette Springs Water Assn 290 1,664 -
Hurricane Hills W/A 166 248 -
Holiday Lodge Mobile Home Pk 84 30 -
Clear Creek Landing 66 0 -
Hurricane Landing 53 6 -

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 Lafayette County? ▼
Lafayette County has 9,184 total drinking water violations across 24 water systems, of which 145 are health-based violations. 95.8% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Lafayette County systems? ▼
Water systems in Lafayette County serve approximately 74,518 people through 24 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Lafayette County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Lafayette County, 2 had PFAS detected (66.7% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Lafayette County? ▼
Water systems in Lafayette County use GW (24 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 Lafayette 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.