Public water system record
Rawls Springs Utility District
Serves an area of Forrest County, MS that includes Hattiesburg and Rawls Springs · 3,168 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Rawls Springs Utility District 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
- 4
Key facts
- Rawls Springs Utility District draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, June 2000.
- Record on file since 2002, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,121 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
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 |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for Rawls Springs Utility District go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 285 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 147 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 138 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began September 2002, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Sep 16, 2002 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Rawls Springs Utility District between 1999 and 2000. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 27, 2000 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Dec 13, 1999 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Rawls Springs Utility District draws water from 4 wells.
Annual water quality report
Rawls Springs Utility District 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