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Pearl River County, Mississippi

Water Systems
19
Population Served
54,819
Total Violations
6,507
28 health-based
PFAS Detected
1
of 6 tested

Violation Analysis

89.5%
Systems with Violations
342.5
Avg Violations per System
0.4%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
19 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

6
Systems Tested
1
PFAS Detected
16.7%
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

Pearl River Mississippi water systems by violation status, EPA SDWIS records.

No violations on record (2) 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
Picayune Utilities, City Of 11,859 364 Clean
Pearl River Central W/A 11,830 739 Clean
Center W/a-Caesar System 6,455 973 Clean
Pearl River Central W/a-Henley Field 4,438 495 Clean
Pearl River Central W/a-Bi Co 4,406 432 Clean
City of Poplarville 3,334 544 Clean
Nicholson Water Association 3,001 620 -
Hide-A-Way Lake Water System 2,727 541 -
Pearl River Central W/A-North 2,278 610 -
Spring Hill Water Assn. 1,642 277 -
Prcua-Picayune Water System 979 95 -
Sunny Oaks Water Association 766 541 -
Dollar General #13300 (Picayune) 425 4 -
Dollar General #23759 (Poplarville) 250 4 -
Prcua-Hillsdale Water System 238 81 -
King's Arrow Ranch 91 0 -
Crossroads Seafood & Grill, LLC 75 32 -
Dr. G's Specialty Foods LLC 25 0 -
Prcua-Poplarville Water System 0 155 -

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 Pearl River County? ▼
Pearl River County has 6,507 total drinking water violations across 19 water systems, of which 28 are health-based violations. 89.5% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Pearl River County systems? ▼
Water systems in Pearl River County serve approximately 54,819 people through 19 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Pearl River County water? ▼
Of 6 water systems tested for PFAS in Pearl River County, 1 had PFAS detected (16.7% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Pearl River County? ▼
Water systems in Pearl River County use GW (19 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. 0.4% of Pearl River 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.