Question 1

Is Louin Water Works water safe to drink?

Accepted Answer

Louin Water Works (PWS ID: MS0310007) has 699 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. EPA SDWIS lists this system's service population as 500 people using Groundwater sources.

Question 2

How many people does Louin Water Works serve?

Accepted Answer

EPA SDWIS reports that Louin Water Works serves 500 people (this public water system's service population, not the municipal population of Louin or any other city). It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 193 service connections. The operator address is listed in Louin, Mississippi.

Question 3

What type of violations does Louin Water Works have?

Accepted Answer

Louin Water Works has 699 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 690 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.

Question 4

Has PFAS been detected in Louin Water Works water?

Accepted Answer

No PFAS testing data is available for Louin Water Works under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Question 5

What water source does Louin Water Works use?

Accepted Answer

Louin Water Works uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Community Water System (CWS), serving residential populations year-round.

Question 6

Where does this data come from?

Accepted Answer

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.

Question 7

Where does Louin Water Works sit among U.S. public water systems?

Accepted Answer

According to EPA SDWIS population_served among sitemap-advertised systems (serving 500+), Louin Water Works ranks #29,248 of 29,740 by people served, and #833 of 837 in Mississippi. Ordinals use population_served DESC among systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). See /methodology#corpus-placement.

Question 8

How does Louin Water Works's violation count compare nationally?

Accepted Answer

Louin Water Works has 699 recorded EPA SDWIS violations, fewer than 2% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500 or more people nationwide (the same sitemap cohort used for the corpus-placement ranking above). 98% of that cohort has fewer violations than Louin Water Works. A system can have zero recorded violations and still be actively monitored, and a high violation count often reflects a system that reports thoroughly, not necessarily one with worse water.

Contaminant	Category	Count	Latest
Combined Uranium	MR	168	2012
Radium-228	MR	116	2012
Radium-226	MR	116	2012
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U	MR	56	2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)	MR	56	2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	8	2005
Xylenes, Total	MR	8	2005
DICHLOROMETHANE	MR	8	2005
Vinyl chloride	MR	8	2005
1,1-Dichloroethylene	MR	8	2005
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	MR	8	2005
Carbon tetrachloride	MR	8	2005
1,2-Dichloropropane	MR	8	2005
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	MR	8	2005
Ethylbenzene	MR	8	2005
Trichloroethylene	MR	8	2005
CHLOROBENZENE	MR	8	2005
Toluene	MR	8	2005
Styrene	MR	8	2005
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	MR	8	2005
o-Dichlorobenzene	MR	8	2005
p-Dichlorobenzene	MR	8	2005
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	MR	8	2005
1,2-Dichloroethane	MR	8	2005
Benzene	MR	8	2005
Tetrachloroethylene	MR	8	2005
Chlorine	MR	4	2005
Public Notice	Other	2	2008
Coliform (TCR)	MR	2	2005
Nitrate-Nitrite	MR	2	2003

Louin Water Works

Louin Water Works standing, high SDWIS violation third

System Details

Violation History

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Health-based violations on Louin Water Works

Nationwide peers

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Cross-state systems with smaller service footprints