Public water system record
Possumneck-Carmack W/A
On record as serving Attala County, MS · Serves 1,214 people
Federal records show no health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Possumneck-Carmack W/A in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 5
Key facts
- Possumneck-Carmack W/A draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, November 1999.
- Record on file since 1991, with 3 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 386 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Possumneck-Carmack W/A go back to 1991. Before October 20, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 143 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 78 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 1 | 62 |
| 2020s | 0 | 5 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2012, Resolved.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 15, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators issued 4 boil water orders to Possumneck-Carmack W/A between 1997 and 1999. The most recent was a boil water order in November 1999.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 8, 1999 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 14, 1998 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 5, 1998 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 7, 1997 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Possumneck-Carmack W/A draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Possumneck-Carmack W/A must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.
Where the state allows it, systems serving fewer than 10,000 people may publish the report in a local newspaper or news site instead of mailing it, and must provide a copy on request.
Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search
Testing your own water
To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Mississippi.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells