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Scott County, Mississippi

Water Systems
14
Population Served
33,695
Total Violations
10,379
298 health-based
PFAS Detected
3
of 4 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
741.4
Avg Violations per System
2.9%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
14 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

4
Systems Tested
3
PFAS Detected
75.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (14)

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
Sebastopol Water Association 6,207 1,553 Clean
City of Forest 5,430 1,279 Clean
City of Morton 3,400 958 Clean
H & H Water System, Inc 3,036 844 -
Steele-Ringgold W/a #1 2,965 545 Clean
Steele-Ringgold W/a #2 2,883 545 -
Homewood Water Association 1,877 1,093 -
C & C W/A 1,808 833 -
L & F Water Association 1,803 834 -
Homestead Water Association 1,251 296 -
Koch Foods of Mississippi, LLC 1,085 22 -
Raytheon Company 850 14 -
High Hill Water Association 600 645 -
Lake Water Works 500 918 -

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 Scott County? ▼
Scott County has 10,379 total drinking water violations across 14 water systems, of which 298 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Scott County systems? ▼
Water systems in Scott County serve approximately 33,695 people through 14 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Scott County water? ▼
Of 4 water systems tested for PFAS in Scott County, 3 had PFAS detected (75.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Scott County? ▼
Water systems in Scott County use GW (14 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. 2.9% of Scott 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.