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Community Water System · PWS MS0760007

Town of Metcalfe

Metcalfe, Mississippi 38760 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 1,125 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

1,125
People served
694
EPA violations
33
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 694 drinking-water violations at Town of Metcalfe, 5% of them health-based - above the Mississippi per-system average.

694
Total EPA violations on record
5%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
1,125
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Town of Metcalfe

Town of Metcalfe is a local-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 1,125 residents in Metcalfe, Mississippi (Washington County) through 426 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 694 total violations for this system , of which 33 (5%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 609 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2025.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Combined Uranium, recorded in 162 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%).

Town of Metcalfe's 694 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
1,125
Total Violations
694
Health-Based Violations
33
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
426
County
Washington
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
33
Monitoring Violations
609
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MR 162 2012
Radium-226 MR 116 2012
Radium-228 MR 116 2012
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 56 2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 56 2008
Public Notice Other 19 2024
Chlorine MR 19 2023
TTHM MCL 19 2022
Coliform (TCR) MR 16 2007
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 13 2025
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 10 2021
TTHM MR 6 2024
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 2024
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 5 2008
Arsenic MR 4 2014
Cadmium MR 4 2014
Fluoride MR 4 2014
Mercury MR 4 2014
Beryllium, Total MR 4 2014
Selenium MR 4 2014
Antimony, Total MR 4 2014
Barium MR 4 2014
Coliform (TCR) MCL 4 2013
Chromium MR 4 2014
Thallium, Total MR 4 2014
Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 2025

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 Town of Metcalfe.

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 MS0760007 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
2025 Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 13 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 8000
2025 Lead and Copper Rule MR 3 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 5000
2024 Public Notice Other 19 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 7500
2024 TTHM MR 6 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 2950
2024 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 6 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 2456
2023 Chlorine MR 19 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 0999
2022 TTHM MCL 19 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 2950
2021 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MCL 10 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 2456
2014 Arsenic MR 4 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 1005
2014 Cadmium MR 4 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 1015
2014 Fluoride MR 4 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 1025
2014 Mercury MR 4 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 1035
2014 Beryllium, Total MR 4 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 1075
2014 Selenium MR 4 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 1045
2014 Antimony, Total MR 4 SDWIS / MS0760007 / 1074

How Town of Metcalfe Compares

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

Metric Town of Metcalfe Mississippi avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 694 421.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 33 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 1,125 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 Town of Metcalfe water safe to drink? ▼
Town of Metcalfe (PWS ID: MS0760007) has 694 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 1,125 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Town of Metcalfe serve? ▼
Town of Metcalfe serves 1,125 people in Metcalfe, Mississippi. It is a Local-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 426 service connections.
What type of violations does Town of Metcalfe have? ▼
Town of Metcalfe has 694 total violations: 33 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 609 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Town of Metcalfe water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Town of Metcalfe under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Town of Metcalfe use? ▼
Town of Metcalfe 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.