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Marshall County, Mississippi

Water Systems
13
Population Served
23,916
Total Violations
3,101
36 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

92.3%
Systems with Violations
238.5
Avg Violations per System
1.2%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
13 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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (12)

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 Holly Springs 9,779 253 Detected
Marshall Co Water Assn 5,599 268 Clean
Town of Byhalia 3,820 1,057 Clean
Bcm Water Association 1,898 260 -
Town of Potts Camp 1,085 575 -
H W Byers High School 608 30 -
Dollar General #19963 Hw 309 Byhalia 300 8 -
Dollar General #20281 (Chulahoma) 250 4 -
Waypoint 72 200 0 -
South Victoria 143 578 -
Galena School 115 14 -
Wall Doxey State Park 79 23 -
Pleasant Petroleum Group LLC 40 31 -

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 Marshall County? ▼
Marshall County has 3,101 total drinking water violations across 13 water systems, of which 36 are health-based violations. 92.3% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Marshall County systems? ▼
Water systems in Marshall County serve approximately 23,916 people through 13 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Marshall County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Marshall County, 2 had PFAS detected (66.7% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Marshall County? ▼
Water systems in Marshall County use GW (13 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. 1.2% of Marshall 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.