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G T & Y Water District Inc

On record as serving Grenada County, MS · Serves 3,907 people

Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for G T & Y Water District Inc in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.

  • MS0220002
  • GRENADA
  • MS
  • 3,907 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 38901
EPA system ID MS0220002

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
6
Resolved
5
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • G T & Y Water District Inc draws water from 4 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.119 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Mississippi, June 2015.
  • Record on file since 2006, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,351 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.119 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.108 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jul 1, 2018 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2018 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2023 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jan 28, 2023 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2020 Resolved
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 19, 2019 Active
Public Notice
OTHER
 Jun 13, 2019 Resolved

Full record since 2006

EPA's records for G T & Y Water District Inc go back to 2006. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (6 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 282 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 2 146
2010 to October 18, 2016 6 136
October 19, 2016 to 2019 6 2
2020s 0 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began October 2015, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Oct 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.091 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 117.35 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 110.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2015 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 110 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 81 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2014 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2007 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2006 Archived

Enforcement actions

Mississippi regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against G T & Y Water District Inc and issued 2 boil water orders between 1998 and 2015. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2015.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 26, 2015 Mississippi Compliance order (no penalty) 6 violations (6 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Dec 23, 1998 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
Mar 16, 1998 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

6 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

G T & Y Water District Inc draws water from 4 wells.

Annual water quality report

G T & Y Water District Inc 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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