Public water system record
Houlka-Houston W/A
Serves New Houlka, Chickasaw County, MS · 1,668 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Houlka-Houston 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
- 1
Key facts
- Houlka-Houston W/A draws water from 3 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2000.
- Record on file since 1981, with 3 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 695 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2022 | Resolved |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Houlka-Houston W/A go back to 1981. Before October 20, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 159 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 2 |
| 1990s | 0 | 3 |
| 2000s | 3 | 77 |
| 2010 to October 19, 2016 | 0 | 77 |
| 2020s | 0 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 20, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2008, Archived.
Show all 3 health-based violations before October 20, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 1, 2004 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 25, 2003 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators and EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Houlka-Houston W/A and issued 1 boil water order between 1998 and 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
| Dec 23, 1998 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Houlka-Houston W/A draws water from 3 wells.
Annual water quality report
Houlka-Houston 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