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Yazoo County, Mississippi

Water Systems
18
Population Served
25,085
Total Violations
6,401
109 health-based
PFAS Detected
0
of 1 tested

Violation Analysis

100.0%
Systems with Violations
355.6
Avg Violations per System
1.7%
Health-Based Violations

Water Source Types

GW
18 systems (100%)

PFAS Contamination

1
Systems Tested
0
PFAS Detected
0.0%
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

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

No violations on record (0) One or more violations (18)

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 Yazoo City 9,913 396 Clean
Central Yazoo #1 Fletchers Ch. 2,482 272 -
Central Yazoo #3 Mechanicsbrg 1,927 558 -
Central Yazoo W/a #5 1,618 270 -
Hilton Heights Water Assn #1 1,336 521 -
Central Yazoo #4-Benton 1,225 270 -
Casey Jones Water Assn. 1,146 273 -
Lake City Water Assn-East 956 523 -
Lake City Water Assn-West 929 526 -
Midway W/a #3 739 325 -
Midway W/a #1 552 346 -
Midway W/a #2 494 281 -
Central Yazoo #2 494 266 -
Renshaw Water Association 467 270 -
Town of Bentonia 318 517 -
Cf Industries Nitrogen, LLC 300 27 -
Town of Eden 123 425 -
Town of Satartia 66 335 -

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 Yazoo County? ▼
Yazoo County has 6,401 total drinking water violations across 18 water systems, of which 109 are health-based violations. 100.0% of systems have at least one violation.
How many people get water from Yazoo County systems? ▼
Water systems in Yazoo County serve approximately 25,085 people through 18 public water systems.
Has PFAS been detected in Yazoo County water? ▼
Of 1 water systems tested for PFAS in Yazoo County, 0 had PFAS detected (0.0% detection rate).
What types of water sources supply Yazoo County? ▼
Water systems in Yazoo County use GW (18 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. 1.7% of Yazoo 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.