Public water system record
Sontag-Wanilla
Serves an area of Lawrence County, MS · 1,484 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Sontag-Wanilla 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
- 3
Key facts
- Sontag-Wanilla draws water from 4 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, August 2000.
- Record on file since 1981, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 586 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 |
Full record since 1981
EPA's records for Sontag-Wanilla go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 213 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 1 |
| 1990s | 1 | 0 |
| 2000s | 0 | 112 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 100 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began October 1995, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 1995 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators issued 5 boil water orders to Sontag-Wanilla between 1999 and 2000. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2000 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 22, 2000 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Feb 2, 2000 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Nov 23, 1999 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 18, 1999 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Sontag-Wanilla draws water from 4 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from Sontag-Wanilla.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Mt Zion W/A Sontag, MS
Annual water quality report
Sontag-Wanilla 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