Public water system record
Town of Abbeville-Water Dept
Serves an area of Lafayette County, MS that includes Abbeville · 386 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Abbeville-Water Dept 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
- Town of Abbeville-Water Dept draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, March 2016.
- Record on file since 1993, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 192 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, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Abbeville-Water Dept go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 resolved) and 151 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 0 | 88 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 61 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2016, Resolved.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2016 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators and EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Abbeville-Water Dept and issued 1 boil water order between 2000 and 2016. The most recent was a boil water order in March 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 2016 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| May 26, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
Town of Abbeville-Water Dept draws water from 2 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Town of Abbeville-Water Dept.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Turner Springs Water Assn Abbeville, MS
Annual water quality report
Town of Abbeville-Water Dept 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 Town of Abbeville-Water Dept 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