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Pike County, Mississippi

Water Systems
17
Population Served
37,313
Total Violations
5,877
94 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 3 tested

Violation Analysis

94.1%
Systems with Violations
345.7
Avg Violations per System
1.6%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
17 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

3
Systems Tested
3
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

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

No violations on record (1) One or more violations (16)

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 McComb 12,041 129 Clean
North Pike Water Association 5,359 543 Clean
Sunnyhill Water Association 3,833 897 Clean
Magnolia Rural Water Assn 2,922 802 -
Friendship Community W/A 2,434 568 -
City of Magnolia 2,307 581 -
East Pike Water Assn. 2,107 556 -
Homestead Water Association 1,832 277 -
Town of Summit 1,502 542 -
Sanderson Farms LLC 1,500 37 -
SW MS Comm College 500 285 -
Town of Osyka 420 267 -
Dollar General #19879 320 8 -
Bogue Chitto Water Park 160 9 -
Our Lady of Hope, Inc 26 372 -
Pike County Welcome Center 25 0 -
MS Holmesville Grocery 98 25 4 -

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 Pike County? ▼
Pike County has 5,877 total drinking water violations across 17 water systems, of which 94 are health-based violations. 94.1% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Pike County systems? ▼
Water systems in Pike County serve approximately 37,313 people through 17 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Pike County water? ▼
Of 3 water systems tested for PFAS in Pike County, 3 had PFAS detected (100.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Pike County? ▼
Water systems in Pike 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. 1.6% of Pike 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.