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Community Water System · PWS MS0320004

Union Church Waterworks Assn

Operator location Union Church, Mississippi - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations) with 458 EPA violations; groundwater source; 1,456 served (PWS-level, not municipal population).

1,456
People served (this PWS)
458
EPA violations (this PWS)
15
Health-based (this PWS)
No PFAS
UCMR5 (this PWS)
Follow published updates (RSS)

Union Church Waterworks Assn standing, high SDWIS violation third

458 EPA SDWIS violations on record - upper-third violation load (> 74 violations). Corpus terciles use 29,740 systems serving 500+ (the sitemap cohort). Health-based share 3% is middle-third health share (≤ 23%). UCMR5: UCMR5 tested, none detected. Population rank #16,255 of 29,740 among systems serving 500+.

The verdict

Union Church Waterworks Assn sits in the upper third of the sitemap cohort by violation count (458), so the tables below sample a dense compliance trail rather than a near-clean ledger. Population served is mid-pack at 1,456 (mid served population (≤ 3,309)). Health-based share is 3% (middle-third health share (≤ 23%)). UCMR5 tested this system and reported no PFAS above the minimum reporting level.

#16,255 of 29,740
Population · /systems
#502 of 837
Population · MS
458
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)

Population ordinals match the sitemap cohort (systems serving 500+, population_served DESC). See methodology · corpus placement.

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
521
County
Jefferson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
12
Monitoring Violations
422
Treatment Tech Violations
3

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MR 84 2012
Radium-226 MR 58 2012
Radium-228 MR 58 2012
Chlorine MR 30 2020
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 28 2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 28 2008
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 20 2023
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2010
Coliform (TCR) MCL 12 2013
Cadmium MR 10 2021
Fluoride MR 10 2021
Beryllium, Total MR 10 2021
Selenium MR 10 2021
Chromium MR 10 2021
Mercury MR 10 2021
Antimony, Total MR 10 2021
Thallium, Total MR 10 2021
Barium MR 10 2021
Arsenic MR 10 2021
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 4 2025
Public Notice Other 4 2021
Groundwater Rule TT 3 2020

Violation Count vs. the National Corpus

Union Church Waterworks Assn has 458 recorded EPA violations, 95% of the 29,740 public water systems serving 500+ people nationwide carry fewer, and 5% carry more. 3% of this system's own violations are health-based (15 of 458), and it ranks #16,255 of 29,740 by population served among that same cohort.

EPA violations vs. the national water-system corpus

Public water systems serving 500+ people (EPA SDWIS)

458 Higher than most more violations than 95% of 29,740 water systems

the national water-system corpus, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more water systems. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count and share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source EPA SDWIS · 2026-05-15

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 0 of 58 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
6:2 FTS 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBA 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
ADONA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 7/26/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 7/26/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
4:2 FTS 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
8:2 FTS 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMPA 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 7/26/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 7/26/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 7/26/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 7/26/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 7/26/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 7/26/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeS 7/26/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 1/23/2023 <6.00 ppt 6.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDoA 1/23/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFDA 1/23/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOA 1/23/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFOS 1/23/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFNA 1/23/2023 <4.00 ppt 4.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxS 1/23/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpA 1/23/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTA 1/23/2023 <8.00 ppt 8.00 ppt Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 1/23/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFTrDA 1/23/2023 <7.00 ppt 7.00 ppt Not Detected
HFPO-DA 1/23/2023 <5.00 ppt 5.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHxA 1/23/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFBS 1/23/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFEESA 1/23/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 1/23/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFUnA 1/23/2023 <2.00 ppt 2.00 ppt Not Detected
PFHpS 1/23/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
NFDHA 1/23/2023 <20.00 ppt 20.00 ppt Not Detected
PFMBA 1/23/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected
PFPeA 1/23/2023 <3.00 ppt 3.00 ppt Not Detected

SDWIS compliance record for Union Church Waterworks Assn

458 violations on record for MS0320004; use EPA SDWIS to confirm return-to-compliance dates and monitoring categories.

Sources: EPA SDWIS

Nationwide peers

458 violations · 1,456 served: nearest cross-state SDWIS matches.

Cross-state systems with comparable violation load

Nearest cross-state community systems (500+ served) by total SDWIS violations on record.

4 peers

Cross-state systems near this population served

Nearest cross-state systems by EPA SDWIS population_served (same 500+ sitemap gate).

4 peers

What to do with Union Church Waterworks Assn

Use this system's EPA-reported record as a starting filter, not a final verdict.

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EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 figures are informational only, not a substitute for a certified lab test of your own tap water.

Data sourced from EPA SDWIS and UCMR5 PFAS monitoring data. See our methodology for details. Retrieved and formatted by PlainWater