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S MS Public Water Auth-McLaurin

Serves an area of Forrest County, MS · 905 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for S MS Public Water Auth-McLaurin in the last ten years.

  • MS0180009
  • HATTIESBURG
  • MS
  • 905 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 39401
EPA system ID MS0180009

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
2

Key facts

  • S MS Public Water Auth-McLaurin draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, March 2000.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 335 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.

None since October 2016.

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed 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 1993

EPA's records for S MS Public Water Auth-McLaurin go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 68 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 1 0
2000s 0 37
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 31
2020s 0 2

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 1993, Archived.

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Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Sep 1, 1993 Archived

Enforcement actions

Mississippi regulators issued 5 boil water orders to S MS Public Water Auth-McLaurin between 1997 and 2000. The most recent was a boil water order in March 2000.

Date By Action Violations covered
Mar 16, 2000 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
Sep 22, 1999 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
May 8, 1998 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
Nov 4, 1997 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
Aug 15, 1997 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation

Where the water comes from

S MS Public Water Auth-McLaurin draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

S MS Public Water Auth-McLaurin 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.

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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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