Public water system record
Wellsgate
On record as serving Lafayette County, MS · Serves 1,447 people
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 23 monitoring/reporting issues for Wellsgate 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
- 6
- Resolved
- 6
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 23
Key facts
- Wellsgate draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Mississippi, February 2019.
- Record on file since 2003, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 2 lead and 416 unknown out of 852 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 | Feb 10, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 10, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 10, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Sep 13, 2013 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 25, 2011 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Oct 25, 2011 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 19, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 18, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 27, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 27, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 27, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 12, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2018 | Active |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 2003
EPA's records for Wellsgate go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (3 resolved, 1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 116 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 85 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 3 | 31 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 3 | 21 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began September 2013, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 13, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 25, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Oct 25, 2011 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Wellsgate in 2019. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in February 2019.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 20, 2019 | Mississippi | Consent decree or court judgment | 3 violations (3 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
6 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
Wellsgate draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Wellsgate 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