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City of Hernando

Serves an area of DeSoto County, MS that includes Hernando · 14,457 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Hernando in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • MS0170009
  • HERNANDO
  • MS
  • 14,457 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 38632
EPA system ID MS0170009

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • City of Hernando draws water from 2 wells.
  • Record on file since 1996, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 42 lead and 14 unknown out of 1,169 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
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.
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Oct 1, 2022 Resolved

Full record since 1996

EPA's records for City of Hernando go back to 1996. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (1 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 1
2000s 1 21
2020s 1 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2008, Archived.

Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2008 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 6, 1996 Resolved

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The 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 Hernando draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

City of Hernando 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.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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