Public water system record
North Lamar Water Association
Serves an area of Lamar County, MS that includes Oak Grove, Hattiesburg and West Hattiesburg · 12,778 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for North Lamar Water Association 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
- North Lamar Water Association draws water from 6 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, October 2008.
- Record on file since 1981, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 5,308 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
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 |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for North Lamar Water Association go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 211 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 2 | 134 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 76 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 2008, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2008 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators issued 1 boil water order to North Lamar Water Association in 2008. The most recent was a boil water order in October 2008.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 11, 2008 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
North Lamar Water Association draws water from 6 wells.
Annual water quality report
North Lamar Water Association 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 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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