Public water system record
City of Sardis
Serves an area of Panola County, MS that includes Sardis · 3,439 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 2 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Sardis 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
- 2
Key facts
- City of Sardis draws water from 2 wells.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by EPA, May 2000.
- Record on file since 1999, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,057 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
|
Nov 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
Full record since 1999
EPA's records for City of Sardis go back to 1999. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 168 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 1 |
| 2000s | 1 | 95 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 72 |
| 2020s | 0 | 2 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began June 2003, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 16, 2003 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
EPA took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Sardis in 2000. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in May 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2000 | EPA | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation: Consumer Confidence Rule |
Where the water comes from
City of Sardis draws water from 2 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Sardis.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Pleasant Grove Water Assn, Inc Sardis, MS
Annual water quality report
City of Sardis 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