CITY OF PONTOTOC
PWS ID: MS0580006 · PONTOTOC, Mississippi 38863
PFAS Detected
1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
Population Served
9,398
Total Violations
1,579
Health-Based Violations
4
Water Source
Groundwater
System Details
- System Type
- Community
- Owner Type
- Local
- Connections
- 3,570
- County
- Pontotoc
- School/Daycare
- No
- MCL Violations
- 2
- Monitoring Violations
- 1,543
- Treatment Tech Violations
- 2
Violation History
Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.
| Contaminant | Category | Count | Latest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Combined Uranium | MR | 488 | 2012 |
| Radium-228 | MR | 360 | 2012 |
| Radium-226 | MR | 352 | 2012 |
| Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U | MR | 168 | 2008 |
| Combined Radium (-226 and -228) | MR | 168 | 2008 |
| Consumer Confidence Rule | Other | 6 | 2007 |
| Revised Total Coliform Rule | MON | 3 | 2025 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | RPT | 2 | 2024 |
| Chlorine | MR | 2 | 2025 |
| Coliform (TCR) | MCL | 2 | 2002 |
| LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS | TT | 2 | 2024 |
| TTHM | MR | 1 | 2024 |
| Public Notice | Other | 1 | 2008 |
| Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) | MR | 1 | 2024 |
PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)
Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 11 of 360 samples detected PFAS.
| Contaminant | Date | Result | MRL | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PFNA | 9/26/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/26/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFUnA | 9/26/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/26/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/26/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 9/26/2023 | 59.2000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| PFOA | 9/26/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/26/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/26/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 11Cl-PF3OUdS | 9/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| lithium | 9/26/2023 | 46.6000 µg/L | 9 µg/L | Detected |
| PFPeS | 9/26/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| ADONA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBA | 9/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 6:2 FTS | 9/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 4:2 FTS | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 8:2 FTS | 9/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMPA | 9/26/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFPeA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFMBA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| 9Cl-PF3ONS | 9/26/2023 | <0.002 µg/L | 0.002 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NFDHA | 9/26/2023 | <0.02 µg/L | 0.02 µg/L | Not Detected |
| HFPO-DA | 9/26/2023 | <0.005 µg/L | 0.005 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpS | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFBS | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFEESA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| NMeFOSAA | 9/26/2023 | <0.006 µg/L | 0.006 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHpA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFHxS | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFNA | 9/26/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOS | 9/26/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFOA | 9/26/2023 | <0.004 µg/L | 0.004 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 µg/L | Not Detected |
| PFDoA | 9/26/2023 | <0.003 µg/L | 0.003 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.