Public water system record
Town of Tchula
Serves Tchula, Holmes County, MS · 1,642 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Tchula 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
- 2
Key facts
- Town of Tchula draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, December 1998.
- Record on file since 1980, with 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 631 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Tchula go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 5 health-based violations (5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 150 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 10 |
| 1990s | 4 | 4 |
| 2000s | 1 | 75 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 61 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2002, Archived.
Show all 5 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 29, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 1993 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 1, 1992 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 1991 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Tchula and issued 2 boil water orders between 1993 and 1998. The most recent was a boil water order in December 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 23, 1998 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 5, 1997 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 21, 1993 | Mississippi | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Town of Tchula draws water from 2 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Tchula.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Harland Creek W/A-Horseshoe Lk Lexington, MS
Annual water quality report
Town of Tchula 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