PlainWater
States → Mississippi

Community Water System · PWS MS0360068

Wellsgate

Des Peres, Mississippi 63131 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,447 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,447
People served
527
EPA violations
26
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 527 drinking-water violations at Wellsgate, 5% of them health-based - above the Mississippi per-system average.

527
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,447
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Wellsgate

Wellsgate is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,447 residents in Des Peres, Mississippi (Lafayette County) through 548 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 527 total violations for this system , of which 26 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 482 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 84 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%).

Wellsgate's 527 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
1,447
Total Violations
527
Health-Based Violations
26
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
548
County
Lafayette
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
2
Monitoring Violations
482
Treatment Tech Violations
24

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MR 84 2013
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
Groundwater Rule TT 24 2021
Lead and Copper Rule MR 18 2025
Chlorine MR 12 2024
Public Notice Other 10 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 9 2008
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 8 2006
Vinyl chloride MR 8 2006
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 8 2006
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 8 2006
Carbon tetrachloride MR 8 2006
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 8 2006
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 8 2006
Tetrachloroethylene MR 8 2006
CHLOROBENZENE MR 8 2006
Benzene MR 8 2006
Toluene MR 8 2006
Ethylbenzene MR 8 2006
Styrene MR 8 2006
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2006
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 2006
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 8 2006
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 8 2006
Trichloroethylene MR 8 2006
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 2023
Xylenes, Total MR 8 2006

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 Wellsgate.

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 MS0360068 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 Lead and Copper Rule MR 18 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 5000
2024 Chlorine MR 12 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 0999
2024 Public Notice Other 10 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 7500
2024 TTHM MR 4 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 2950
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 2456
2023 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 8 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 8000
2021 Groundwater Rule TT 24 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 0700
2020 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 1038
2020 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 1040
2020 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 1041
2013 Combined Uranium MR 84 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 4006
2012 Radium-226 MR 58 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 4020
2012 Radium-228 MR 58 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 4030
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 2 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 3100
2008 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 28 SDWIS / MS0360068 / 4010

How Wellsgate Compares

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

Metric Wellsgate Mississippi avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 527 421.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 26 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 1,447 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 Wellsgate water safe to drink? ▼
Wellsgate (PWS ID: MS0360068) has 527 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,447 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Wellsgate serve? ▼
Wellsgate serves 1,447 people in Des Peres, Mississippi. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 548 service connections.
What type of violations does Wellsgate have? ▼
Wellsgate has 527 total violations: 26 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 482 monitoring/reporting violations, and 24 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Wellsgate water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Wellsgate under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Wellsgate use? ▼
Wellsgate 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.