Public water system record
Big Creek Water Association
Serves an area of Calhoun County, MS that includes Big Creek · 731 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Big Creek Water Association in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Arsenic violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 2
Key facts
- Big Creek Water Association draws water from 1 well.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Arsenic, 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit), 2022.
- Record on file since 1980, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 307 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Arsenic
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.011 mg/L, federal limit 0.01 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
330 | Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
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 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Big Creek Water Association go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 139 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1 | 1 |
| 1990s | 5 | 4 |
| 2000s | 0 | 74 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 60 |
| 2020s | 2 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 1999, Archived.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 12, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 16, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 26, 1996 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 1991 | Archived |
|
Combined Radium (-226 and -228)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 24, 1980 | Archived |
What the violations mean
Arsenic
2 incidentsArsenic exceeded the federal limit
Long-term arsenic exposure is linked to cancer and cardiovascular effects
Where the water comes from
Big Creek Water Association draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Big Creek Water Association 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.
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