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Newton County, Mississippi

Water Systems
11
Population Served
21,475
Total Violations
3,819
34 health-based
PFAS Detected
2
of 2 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
347.2
Avg Violations per System
0.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
11 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

2
Systems Tested
2
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (11)

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 Union 3,432 260 Clean
City of Newton 3,373 249 Clean
Town of Hickory 2,669 576 -
North Decatur W/a #1 2,455 455 -
Beulah Hubbard Water Assn, Inc 2,318 277 -
South Newton Rural W/a #1 2,167 804 -
Town of Decatur 1,945 285 -
Duffee Water Association 1,716 338 -
South Newton Rural W/a #4 618 269 -
Town of Chunky 507 297 -
South Newton Rural W/a #2 275 9 -

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 Newton County? ▼
Newton County has 3,819 total drinking water violations across 11 water systems, of which 34 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Newton County systems? ▼
Water systems in Newton County serve approximately 21,475 people through 11 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Newton County water? ▼
Of 2 water systems tested for PFAS in Newton County, 2 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Newton County? ▼
Water systems in Newton County use GW (11 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. 0.9% of Newton 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.