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Mississippi County, Arkansas

Water Systems
23
Population Served
41,872
Total Violations
775
168 health-based
PFAS Detected
4
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
33.7
Avg Violations per System
21.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
22 systems (96%)
SW
1 system (4%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
4
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

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

No violations on record (0) 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
Blytheville Waterworks 12,981 13 Clean
Osceola Waterworks 6,053 10 Clean
Manila Waterworks 4,165 23 Clean
Gosnell Water Association 3,083 10 -
Buffalo Island Reg Water Dist 3,055 26 Clean
Leachville Waterworks 2,030 6 -
Dogwood Water Association 1,345 12 -
Wilson Water System 1,336 54 -
Dell Waterworks 1,077 20 -
NE Mississippi Co Water Assoc 1,040 111 -
Luxora Waterworks 868 36 -
Keiser Waterworks 810 50 -
Little River Water Association 802 13 -
Burdette Waterworks 798 13 -
Joiner Waterworks 486 29 -
Birdsong Whitton Water Assoc 431 66 -
Dyess Waterworks 430 13 -
Yarbro Waterworks 392 62 -
Joiner Rural Water 343 113 -
Dyess Rural Water 254 12 -
Victoria Water Association 33 22 -
Primo Wmsc00062 Blytheville 30 49 -
Primo Refill LLC Wmsc0074 Osceola 30 12 -

Other Counties in Arkansas

Pulaski County
31 systems · 461,701 served · 900 violations
Benton County
58 systems · 374,691 served · 2,082 violations
Washington County
29 systems · 189,281 served · 647 violations
Sebastian County
21 systems · 127,973 served · 1,403 violations
Faulkner County
14 systems · 120,979 served · 560 violations
Greene County
7 systems · 119,804 served · 164 violations

Drinking Water Guides

Frequently Asked Questions

How many water violations are in Mississippi County? ▼
Mississippi County has 775 total drinking water violations across 23 water systems, of which 168 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Mississippi County systems? ▼
Water systems in Mississippi County serve approximately 41,872 people through 23 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Mississippi County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Mississippi County, 4 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Mississippi County? ▼
Water systems in Mississippi County use GW (22 systems), SW (1 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. 21.7% of Mississippi 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.