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Community Water System · PWS MS0420045

Americas Catch the Farm

Itta Bena, Mississippi 38941 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 114 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

114
People served
342
EPA violations
0
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 342 drinking-water violations at Americas Catch the Farm - below the Mississippi per-system average.

342
Total EPA violations on record
0%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
114
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Americas Catch the Farm

Americas Catch the Farm is a private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 114 residents in Itta Bena, Mississippi (Leflore County) through 61 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 342 total violations for this system , of which 0 (0%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 340 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 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%).

Americas Catch the Farm's 342 violations sit below 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
114
Total Violations
342
Health-Based Violations
0
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
61
County
Leflore
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
0
Monitoring Violations
340
Treatment Tech Violations
0

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
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 28 2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 28 2008
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2014
o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2014
p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 2014
Vinyl chloride MR 4 2014
1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 2014
Trichloroethylene MR 4 2014
1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 2014
Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 2014
CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 2014
Toluene MR 4 2014
Ethylbenzene MR 4 2014
Styrene MR 4 2014
Benzene MR 4 2014
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 2014
Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 2014
1,1-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2014
DICHLOROMETHANE MR 4 2014
1,1,1-Trichloroethane MR 4 2014
1,2-Dichloropropane MR 4 2014
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 2014
Xylenes, Total MR 4 2014
Public Notice Other 1 2008
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 1 2003

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 Americas Catch the Farm.

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 MS0420045 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 cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2380
2014 o-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2968
2014 p-Dichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2969
2014 Vinyl chloride MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2976
2014 1,2-Dichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2980
2014 Trichloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2984
2014 1,1,2-Trichloroethane MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2985
2014 Tetrachloroethylene MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2987
2014 CHLOROBENZENE MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2989
2014 Toluene MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2991
2014 Ethylbenzene MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2992
2014 Styrene MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2996
2014 Benzene MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2990
2014 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2378
2014 Carbon tetrachloride MR 4 SDWIS / MS0420045 / 2982

How Americas Catch the Farm Compares

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

Metric Americas Catch the Farm Mississippi avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 342 421.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 0 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 114 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 Americas Catch the Farm water safe to drink? ▼
Americas Catch the Farm (PWS ID: MS0420045) has 342 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 114 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Americas Catch the Farm serve? ▼
Americas Catch the Farm serves 114 people in Itta Bena, Mississippi. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 61 service connections.
What type of violations does Americas Catch the Farm have? ▼
Americas Catch the Farm has 342 total violations: 0 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 340 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Americas Catch the Farm water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Americas Catch the Farm under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Americas Catch the Farm use? ▼
Americas Catch the Farm 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.