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Town of Terry

Serves Terry, Hinds County, MS · 1,486 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 9 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Terry in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • MS0250025
  • TERRY
  • MS
  • 1,486 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 39170
EPA system ID MS0250025

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
9

Key facts

  • Town of Terry draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Mississippi, January 2009.
  • Record on file since 2000, with 29 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 238 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
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
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
 Mar 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 2000

EPA's records for Town of Terry go back to 2000. Before October 19, 2016 they list 29 health-based violations (29 resolved) and 126 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 29 54
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 72
October 19, 2016 to 2019 0 1
2020s 1 8

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began January 2009, Resolved.

Show all 29 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.119 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.1 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.7 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.112 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.108 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.108 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.112 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.127 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.136 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.119 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.143 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.148 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.151 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.178 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.2 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.185 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (3.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.191 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.136 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.3 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.146 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.077 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.11 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.076 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2006 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.114 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2006 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.098 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 124.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 109.4 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.8 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 150.5 µg/L, federal limit 80 µg/L (1.9 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2005 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.165 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 94.1 µg/L, federal limit 60 µg/L (1.6 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2005 Resolved

Enforcement actions

Mississippi regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Terry and issued 2 boil water orders between 1998 and 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jan 21, 2009 Mississippi Compliance order (no penalty) 27 violations (27 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Jul 21, 1999 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
Oct 19, 1998 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation

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

Town of Terry draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Town of Terry 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.

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