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Sardis Lake Community W/A

Serves an area of Panola County, MS · 1,521 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Sardis Lake Community W/A in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • MS0540063
  • BATESVILLE
  • MS
  • 1,521 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 38606
EPA system ID MS0540063

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Sardis Lake Community W/A draws water from 3 wells.
  • Record on file since 1981, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 551 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation 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 Sep 30, 2022 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 30, 2022 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed 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
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
 Jul 1, 2020 Resolved

Full record since 1981

EPA's records for Sardis Lake Community W/A go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (3 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 59 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 2
1990s 1 1
2000s 2 24
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 32
2020s 2 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began November 2003, Archived.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 17, 2003 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 27, 2001 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1996 Archived

What the violations mean

Groundwater Rule

2 incidents

The 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

Sardis Lake Community W/A draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Sardis Lake Community W/A 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

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