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Community Water System · PWS MS0250025

Town of Terry

Terry, Mississippi 39170 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,486 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,486
People served
629
EPA violations
162
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 629 drinking-water violations at Town of Terry, 26% of them health-based - above the Mississippi per-system average.

629
Total EPA violations on record
26%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,486
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Town of Terry

Town of Terry is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,486 residents in Terry, Mississippi (Hinds County) through 563 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 629 total violations for this system , of which 162 (26%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 438 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 136 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 Terry's 629 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
1,486
Total Violations
629
Health-Based Violations
162
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
563
County
Hinds
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
160
Monitoring Violations
438
Treatment Tech Violations
2

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MR 136 2012
Radium-226 MR 112 2012
Radium-228 MR 112 2012
TTHM MCL 82 2009
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 78 2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 28 2008
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 28 2008
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2025
Chlorine MR 8 2021
Coliform (TCR) MR 6 2012
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2021
Public Notice Other 3 2008
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 2024
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 2024
TTHM MR 2 2024
Coliform (TCR) Other 1 2001

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 Terry.

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 MS0250025 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 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 7000
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 2 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 2456
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS TT 2 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 5200
2024 LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS RPT 2 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 5200
2024 TTHM MR 2 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 2950
2021 Chlorine MR 8 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 0999
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 8000
2012 Combined Uranium MR 136 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 4006
2012 Radium-226 MR 112 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 4020
2012 Radium-228 MR 112 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 4030
2012 Coliform (TCR) MR 6 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 3100
2009 TTHM MCL 82 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 2950
2008 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 78 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 2456
2008 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 28 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 4010
2008 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 28 SDWIS / MS0250025 / 4000

How Town of Terry Compares

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

Metric Town of Terry Mississippi avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 629 421.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 162 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 1,486 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 Terry water safe to drink? ▼
Town of Terry (PWS ID: MS0250025) has 629 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,486 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Town of Terry serve? ▼
Town of Terry serves 1,486 people in Terry, Mississippi. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 563 service connections.
What type of violations does Town of Terry have? ▼
Town of Terry has 629 total violations: 162 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 438 monitoring/reporting violations, and 2 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Town of Terry water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Town of Terry under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Town of Terry use? ▼
Town of Terry 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.