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Community Water System · PWS MS0150002

Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst

Gallman, Mississippi 39077 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,574 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,574
People served
608
EPA violations
2
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 608 drinking-water violations at Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst - above the Mississippi per-system average.

608
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,574
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst

Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst is a public/private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,574 residents in Gallman, Mississippi (Copiah County) through 975 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 608 total violations for this system , of which 2 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 589 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Combined Uranium, recorded in 82 violations (MR). This system has not yet been sampled under EPA's UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program, so no PFAS detection data is available here.

Across Mississippi, EPA tracks 1,185 public water systems serving 3,286,781 people, with 499,292 cumulative violations and 10,292 health-based violations on record. About 96% of systems in the state carry at least one violation, and state-wide the average per system is 421.3 violations. Statewide, 160 of 238 UCMR5-tested systems have reported PFAS detections (67.2%).

Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst's 608 violations sit above the Mississippi average.

All figures above are sourced directly from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 public data releases and are updated as EPA publishes new reporting cycles.

Population Served
2,574
Total Violations
608
Health-Based Violations
2
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
975
County
Copiah
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
589
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MR 82 2012
Radium-226 MR 58 2012
Radium-228 MR 58 2012
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 28 2008
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 28 2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 14 2016
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 14 2016
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 14 2016
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 14 2016
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 14 2016
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 14 2016
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 14 2016
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 14 2016
Trichloroethylene MR 14 2016
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 14 2016
Benzene MR 14 2016
Ethylbenzene MR 14 2016
Styrene MR 14 2016
Xylenes, Total MR 14 2016
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 14 2016
Vinyl chloride MR 14 2016
Carbon tetrachloride MR 14 2016
Tetrachloroethylene MR 14 2016
CHLOROBENZENE MR 14 2016
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 14 2016
Toluene MR 14 2016
Chlorine MR 12 2025
Lead and Copper Rule MR 11 2012
Coliform (TCR) MR 11 2013
Public Notice Other 3 2008

Verify This Water System

The figures above are aggregated from EPA's public databases. To verify the underlying records, or to file a complaint, request a Consumer Confidence Report, or check current monitoring status, go directly to the federal and state regulators that enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act for Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst.

Federal Source of Truth

EPA SDWIS, Federal Reports

EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) holds the federal compliance record for every regulated public water system. Open the system-level report by PWS ID:

View PWS ID MS0150002 on SDWIS

Source: EPA SDWIS Federal Reports Search

State Regulator

Mississippi Drinking Water Authority

Mississippi's primacy agency administers the Safe Drinking Water Act locally. Search EPA SDWIS for the current state contact, or use the state's public health or environment department portal.

Find MS regulator via EPA SDWIS

Violation Timeline

Each row links to the EPA SDWIS public record for verification. Cross-reference the contaminant code on EPA's federal report to see violation dates, return-to-compliance status, and enforcement actions.

Year (latest) Contaminant Category Count EPA Record
2025 Chlorine MR 12 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 0999
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 8000
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 2456
2024 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 2950
2016 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 14 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 2380
2016 DICHLOROMETHANE MR 14 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 2964
2016 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 14 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 2968
2016 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 14 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 2977
2016 trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 14 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 2979
2016 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 14 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 2980
2016 1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 14 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 2981
2016 1,2-Dichloropropane MR 14 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 2983
2016 Trichloroethylene MR 14 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 2984
2016 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 14 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 2985
2016 Benzene MR 14 SDWIS / MS0150002 / 2990

How Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst Compares

Cross-reference this system's record against state averages and the federal MCL framework for context.

Metric Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst Mississippi avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 608 421.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 2 8.7 Indicates a contaminant exceeded a federal MCL
PFAS detection None 67.2% EPA final rule (2024): PFOA/PFOS MCL = 4.0 ppt
Population served 2,574 2,774 Sizing context for compliance burden

Sources: EPA SDWIS and EPA National Primary Drinking Water Regulations (40 CFR Part 141). State averages computed across 1,185 regulated public water systems in Mississippi.

Federal MCL reference, Safe Drinking Water Act thresholds ▼
Contaminant Federal MCL / Action Level Note
Lead 0 mg/L (Action Level: 0.015 mg/L) Lead and Copper Rule treatment technique
Arsenic 0.010 mg/L (10 ppb) Health-based MCL since 2006
Total Coliform Treatment technique (RTCR) Indicator organism, monitoring trigger
PFOA / PFOS (PFAS) 4.0 ppt each (final 2024 rule) Compliance deadline 2029 (EPA proposed extending to 2031, not yet final as of May 2026)
Nitrate (as N) 10 mg/L Acute health risk for infants

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst water safe to drink? ▼
Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst (PWS ID: MS0150002) has 608 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,574 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst serve? ▼
Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst serves 2,574 people in Gallman, Mississippi. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 975 service connections.
What type of violations does Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst have? ▼
Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst has 608 total violations: 2 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 589 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst use? ▼
Copiah W/a - Hazlehurst uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.
Where does this data come from? ▼
All data comes from the EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and the UCMR5 PFAS monitoring program. SDWIS tracks compliance for all public water systems regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. This data is provided for informational purposes only.

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 system's figures are rendered directly from 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.