MACON ELECTRIC & WATER DEPT.
PWS ID: MS0520004 · MACON, Mississippi 39341
PFAS Detected
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
5,174
Total Violations
961
Health-Based Violations
7
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 1,960
- County
- Noxubee
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 5
- Monitoring Violations
- 947
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Uranium | MR | 288 | 2011 |
| Radium-228 | MR | 224 | 2012 |
| Radium-226 | MR | 200 | 2012 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MR | 112 | 2008 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 112 | 2008 |
| Chlorine | MR | 11 | 2024 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 5 | 2008 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 2 | 2024 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 2 | 2007 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 2 | 2024 |
| Public Notice | Other | 1 | 2008 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 8 of 240 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEtFOSAA | 7/5/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/5/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/5/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/5/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/5/2023 | 11.0000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/5/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/5/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/5/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/5/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/5/2023 | 11.0000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| PFMPA | 7/5/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 7/5/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 7/5/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 7/5/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 7/5/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 7/5/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 7/5/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 7/5/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 7/5/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 7/5/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 7/5/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 7/5/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 7/5/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 7/5/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 7/5/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 7/5/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 7/5/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 7/5/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 7/5/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 7/5/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 7/5/2023 | 10.0000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| PFBA | 7/5/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 7/5/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 7/5/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 7/5/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 7/5/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTA | 7/5/2023 | <0.008 µg/L | 0.008 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 7/5/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NEtFOSAA | 7/5/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFTrDA | 7/5/2023 | <0.007 µg/L | 0.007 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 6/12/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 6/12/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 6/12/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 6/12/2024 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 6/12/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 6/12/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 6/12/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 6/12/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 6/12/2024 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 6/12/2024 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025.
PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025).
This data is provided for informational purposes only.