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Town of Edwards

Edwards, Mississippi 39066 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,980 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,980
People served
908
EPA violations
50
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 908 drinking-water violations at Town of Edwards, 6% of them health-based - above the Mississippi per-system average.

908
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,980
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Town of Edwards

Town of Edwards is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,980 residents in Edwards, Mississippi (Hinds County) through 706 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 908 total violations for this system , of which 50 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 827 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 214 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%).

Town of Edwards's 908 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
1,980
Total Violations
908
Health-Based Violations
50
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
706
County
Hinds
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
50
Monitoring Violations
827
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MR 214 2012
Radium-226 MR 164 2012
Radium-228 MR 164 2012
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 56 2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 56 2008
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 32 2025
TTHM MCL 17 2024
Public Notice Other 12 2025
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 8 2005
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2005
Xylenes, Total MR 8 2005
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 2005
Vinyl chloride MR 8 2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2005
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2005
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 8 2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 8 2005
Carbon tetrachloride MR 8 2005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 8 2005
Tetrachloroethylene MR 8 2005
CHLOROBENZENE MR 8 2005
Ethylbenzene MR 8 2005
Styrene MR 8 2005
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 8 2005
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 2005
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 8 2005
Toluene MR 8 2005
Trichloroethylene MR 8 2005
Benzene MR 8 2005
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 3 2003

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 Town of Edwards.

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 MS0250005 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 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 32 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 2456
2025 Public Notice Other 12 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 7500
2024 TTHM MCL 17 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 2950
2024 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 2950
2012 Combined Uranium MR 214 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 4006
2012 Radium-226 MR 164 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 4020
2012 Radium-228 MR 164 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 4030
2008 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 56 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 4000
2008 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 56 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 4010
2005 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 8 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 2378
2005 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 2380
2005 Xylenes, Total MR 8 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 2955
2005 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 2969
2005 Vinyl chloride MR 8 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 2976
2005 1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 8 SDWIS / MS0250005 / 2977

How Town of Edwards Compares

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

Metric Town of Edwards Mississippi avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 908 421.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 50 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 1,980 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 Town of Edwards water safe to drink? ▼
Town of Edwards (PWS ID: MS0250005) has 908 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,980 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Town of Edwards serve? ▼
Town of Edwards serves 1,980 people in Edwards, Mississippi. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 706 service connections.
What type of violations does Town of Edwards have? ▼
Town of Edwards has 908 total violations: 50 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 827 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Town of Edwards water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Town of Edwards under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Town of Edwards use? ▼
Town of Edwards 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.