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Non-Transient Non-Community Water System · PWS MS0570048

Our Lady of Hope, Inc

Osyka, Mississippi 39657 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 26 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

26
People served
372
EPA violations
10
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 372 drinking-water violations at Our Lady of Hope, Inc, 3% of them health-based - below the Mississippi per-system average.

372
Total EPA violations on record
3%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
26
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Our Lady of Hope, Inc

Our Lady of Hope, Inc is a private-owned non-transient non-community water system that delivers drinking water to 26 residents in Osyka, Mississippi (Pike County) through 10 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 372 total violations for this system , of which 10 (3%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 276 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2021.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Combined Uranium, recorded in 72 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%).

Our Lady of Hope, Inc's 372 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
26
Total Violations
372
Health-Based Violations
10
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Non-Transient Non-Community
Owner Type
Private
Connections
10
County
Pike
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
10
Monitoring Violations
276
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MR 72 2011
Radium-226 MR 44 2011
Radium-228 MR 44 2011
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 28 2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 28 2008
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 2019
Coliform (TCR) MCL 10 2004
Arsenic MR 4 2017
Barium MR 4 2017
Cadmium MR 4 2017
Chromium MR 4 2017
Fluoride MR 4 2017
Mercury MR 4 2017
Selenium MR 4 2017
Nitrate-Nitrite MR 4 2019
Nitrate MR 4 2019
Nitrite MR 4 2019
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 2021
Chlorine MR 4 2021
Antimony, Total MR 4 2017
Thallium, Total MR 4 2017
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2017
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 Our Lady of Hope, Inc.

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 MS0570048 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
2021 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 4 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 8000
2021 Chlorine MR 4 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 0999
2019 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 12 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 7000
2019 Nitrate-Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 1038
2019 Nitrate MR 4 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 1040
2019 Nitrite MR 4 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 1041
2017 Arsenic MR 4 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 1005
2017 Barium MR 4 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 1010
2017 Cadmium MR 4 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 1015
2017 Chromium MR 4 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 1020
2017 Fluoride MR 4 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 1025
2017 Mercury MR 4 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 1035
2017 Selenium MR 4 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 1045
2017 Antimony, Total MR 4 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 1074
2017 Thallium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / MS0570048 / 1085

How Our Lady of Hope, Inc Compares

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

Metric Our Lady of Hope, Inc Mississippi avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 372 421.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 10 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 26 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 Our Lady of Hope, Inc water safe to drink? ▼
Our Lady of Hope, Inc (PWS ID: MS0570048) has 372 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 26 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Our Lady of Hope, Inc serve? ▼
Our Lady of Hope, Inc serves 26 people in Osyka, Mississippi. It is a Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 10 service connections.
What type of violations does Our Lady of Hope, Inc have? ▼
Our Lady of Hope, Inc has 372 total violations: 10 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 276 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Our Lady of Hope, Inc water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Our Lady of Hope, Inc under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Our Lady of Hope, Inc use? ▼
Our Lady of Hope, Inc uses Groundwater as its primary water source. It is classified as a Non-Transient Non-Community Water System, serving the same people for at least 6 months per year.
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.