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Community Water System · PWS MS0780016

Spring Valley Water Assn

Eupora, Mississippi 39744 - drinking water served from groundwater sources to 304 people, tracked in EPA SDWIS and UCMR5.

304
People served
47
EPA violations
3
Health-based
Untested
UCMR5 result

The verdict

EPA records 47 drinking-water violations at Spring Valley Water Assn, 6% of them health-based - below the Mississippi per-system average.

47
Total EPA violations on record
6%
Health-based (MCL / treatment failure)
304
People served by this system
N/A
PFAS compounds detected (UCMR5)

Water Quality Snapshot: Spring Valley Water Assn

Spring Valley Water Assn is a public/private-owned community water system that delivers drinking water to 304 residents in Eupora, Mississippi (Webster County) through 115 service connections. Its water is drawn from groundwater sources. EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System records 47 total violations for this system , of which 3 (6%) are health-based, meaning a contaminant exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level or a required treatment technique failed. A further 14 monitoring and reporting violations are on file. The most recent violation on record dates to 2009.

The most frequently cited contaminant at this system is Consumer Confidence Rule, recorded in 8 violations (Other). 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%).

Spring Valley Water Assn's 47 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
304
Total Violations
47
Health-Based Violations
3
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Public/Private
Connections
115
County
Webster
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
3
Monitoring Violations
14
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 2008
Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 2009
TTHM MR 3 2007
Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 2009
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 2007
Coliform (TCR) MR 2 1992
Public Notice Other 1 2007

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 Spring Valley Water Assn.

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 MS0780016 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
2009 Lead and Copper Rule MR 6 SDWIS / MS0780016 / 5000
2009 Coliform (TCR) MCL 3 SDWIS / MS0780016 / 3100
2008 Consumer Confidence Rule Other 8 SDWIS / MS0780016 / 7000
2007 TTHM MR 3 SDWIS / MS0780016 / 2950
2007 Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 3 SDWIS / MS0780016 / 2456
2007 Public Notice Other 1 SDWIS / MS0780016 / 7500
1992 Coliform (TCR) MR 2 SDWIS / MS0780016 / 3100

How Spring Valley Water Assn Compares

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

Metric Spring Valley Water Assn Mississippi avg Federal benchmark
Total violations 47 421.3 SDWA compliance, any non-zero count is a recorded breach
Health-based violations 3 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 304 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 Spring Valley Water Assn water safe to drink? ▼
Spring Valley Water Assn (PWS ID: MS0780016) has 47 recorded violations in the EPA SDWIS database. No PFAS contamination was detected in UCMR5 testing. This system serves 304 people using Groundwater sources.
How many people does Spring Valley Water Assn serve? ▼
Spring Valley Water Assn serves 304 people in Eupora, Mississippi. It is a Public/Private-owned system using Groundwater water sources with 115 service connections.
What type of violations does Spring Valley Water Assn have? ▼
Spring Valley Water Assn has 47 total violations: 3 health-based violations (MCL exceedances or treatment failures), 14 monitoring/reporting violations, and 0 treatment technique violations. Health-based violations indicate contaminant levels exceeded EPA safe limits.
Has PFAS been detected in Spring Valley Water Assn water? ▼
No PFAS testing data is available for Spring Valley Water Assn under the EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.
What water source does Spring Valley Water Assn use? ▼
Spring Valley Water Assn 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.