Public water system record
City of Mound Bayou
Serves Mound Bayou, Bolivar County, MS · 1,711 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 10 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Mound Bayou in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 10
Key facts
- City of Mound Bayou draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, August 2000.
- Record on file since 1980, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 621 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
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LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Apr 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
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 |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for City of Mound Bayou go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 165 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 4 |
| 1990s | 3 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 | 85 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 73 |
| 2020s | 1 | 9 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2006, Archived.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2006 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 30, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 25, 2001 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 1, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators issued 2 boil water orders to City of Mound Bayou between 1999 and 2000. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 2000 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Aug 24, 1999 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about this violation.
Where the water comes from
City of Mound Bayou draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
City of Mound Bayou 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