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Madison County, Mississippi

Water Systems
17
Population Served
129,931
Total Violations
7,946
313 health-based
PFAS Detected
7
of 7 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
467.4
Avg Violations per System
3.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
17 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

7
Systems Tested
7
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

Madison 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
Bear Creek W/A-West 26,677 427 Clean
City of Ridgeland 24,340 716 Clean
Bear Creek W/a -East 18,770 310 Clean
City of Canton 16,785 198 Clean
City of Madison 16,136 277 Clean
Cmu - Lake Caroline 8,511 283 Clean
East Madison Water Assn-West 7,339 985 Clean
Prvwsd-Twin Harbor 2,973 558 -
Town of Flora #1 1,653 620 -
Prvwsd-Main Harbor 1,497 539 -
West Madison Utl Dist 1,287 356 -
Big Black W/A-Camden 1,272 619 -
Big Black Water Association 1,080 565 -
Lake Lorman Utl District 599 331 -
Tougaloo College 534 553 -
Cameron Community Water System, Inc 428 549 -
Canton Mun Utl 50 60 -

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
Forrest County
16 systems · 89,526 served · 9,982 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Madison County? ▼
Madison County has 7,946 total drinking water violations across 17 water systems, of which 313 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Madison County systems? ▼
Water systems in Madison County serve approximately 129,931 people through 17 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Madison County water? ▼
Of 7 water systems tested for PFAS in Madison County, 7 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Madison County? ▼
Water systems in Madison 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. 3.9% of Madison 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.