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Community Water System · PWS MS0410004

City Point Water Association

Plantersville, Mississippi 38862 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 2,479 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

2,479
People served
827
EPA violations
9
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 827 drinking-water violations at City Point Water Association, 1% of them health-based - above the Mississippi per-system average.

827
Total EPA violations on record
1%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
2,479
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: City Point Water Association

City Point Water Association is a public/private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 2,479 residents in Plantersville, Mississippi (Lee County) through 939 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 827 total violations for this system , of which 9 (1%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 806 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2014.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Combined Uranium, recorded in 252 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%).

City Point Water Association's 827 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
2,479
Total Violations
827
Health-Based Violations
9
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
939
County
Lee
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
9
Monitoring Violations
806
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MR 252 2012
Radium-228 MR 180 2012
Radium-226 MR 180 2012
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 84 2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 84 2008
Chlorine MR 21 2005
Coliform (TCR) MCL 9 2014
Coliform (TCR) MR 5 1999
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 2006
Public Notice Other 1 2008

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 City Point Water Association.

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 MS0410004 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
2014 Coliform (TCR) MCL 9 SDWIS / MS0410004 / 3100
2012 Combined Uranium MR 252 SDWIS / MS0410004 / 4006
2012 Radium-228 MR 180 SDWIS / MS0410004 / 4030
2012 Radium-226 MR 180 SDWIS / MS0410004 / 4020
2008 Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 84 SDWIS / MS0410004 / 4000
2008 Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 84 SDWIS / MS0410004 / 4010
2008 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / MS0410004 / 7500
2006 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 SDWIS / MS0410004 / 7000
2005 Chlorine MR 21 SDWIS / MS0410004 / 0999
1999 Coliform (TCR) MR 5 SDWIS / MS0410004 / 3100

How City Point Water Association Compares

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

Metric City Point Water Association Mississippi avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 827 421.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 9 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 2,479 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 City Point Water Association water safe to drink? ▼
City Point Water Association (PWS ID: MS0410004) has 827 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 2,479 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does City Point Water Association serve? ▼
City Point Water Association serves 2,479 people in Plantersville, Mississippi. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 939 service connections.
What type of violations does City Point Water Association have? ▼
City Point Water Association has 827 total violations: 9 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 806 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in City Point Water Association water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for City Point Water Association under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does City Point Water Association use? ▼
City Point Water Association 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.