Public water system record
Black Creek Retreat
Serves an area of Forrest County, MS · 235 people served
Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Black Creek Retreat in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 2
- Resolved
- 2
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Black Creek Retreat draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, September 2000.
- Record on file since 2000, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 14 unknown out of 92 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 25, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Nov 25, 2024 | Resolved | No |
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, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2000
EPA's records for Black Creek Retreat go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 237 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 199 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 38 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 2 | 1 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2003, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 2003 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators issued 3 boil water orders to Black Creek Retreat in 2000. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 2000 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 27, 2000 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jan 21, 2000 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
2 incidentsThe system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).
The utility had to notify customers about each of these violations.
Where the water comes from
Black Creek Retreat draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Black Creek Retreat 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Black Creek Retreat for a copy.
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