Public water system record
Town of Potts Camp
Serves an area of Marshall County and Benton County, MS · 1,085 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Potts Camp 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 Potts Camp draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, March 2016.
- Record on file since 2004, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 247 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 2004
EPA's records for Town of Potts Camp go back to 2004. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0 | 81 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 70 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
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 |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2016 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators issued 2 boil water orders to Town of Potts Camp in 2016. The most recent was a boil water order in March 2016.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 2016 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
| Jan 29, 2016 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform |
Where the water comes from
Town of Potts Camp draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Potts Camp 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