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Town of New Augusta

Serves an area of Perry County, MS · 570 people served

Federal records show 4 health-based violations and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Town of New Augusta in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation that EPA lists as archived, not resolved.

  • MS0560002
  • NEW AUGUSTA
  • MS
  • 570 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 39462
EPA system ID MS0560002

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
4
Resolved
3
Unresolved
0
Archived by EPA
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Town of New Augusta draws water from 2 wells.
  • Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.109 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit), 2019.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, August 2009.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 444 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
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2024 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
 No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Oct 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.081 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 220 Apr 1, 2019 Resolved No
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.109 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
 220 Jan 1, 2019 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
Public Notice
OTHER
 Sep 19, 2019 Active

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Town of New Augusta go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 12 health-based violations (8 resolved, 4 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 77 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 10 44
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 31
October 19, 2016 to 2019 3 1
2020s 1 0

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), began July 2016, Archived.

Show all 12 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
 Jul 1, 2016 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2016 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2009 Archived
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2009 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.093 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
 Oct 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.089 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jul 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.088 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Apr 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.086 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
 Jan 1, 2008 Resolved
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2007 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2005 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 24, 2002 Archived

Enforcement actions

Mississippi regulators issued 4 boil water orders to Town of New Augusta between 1999 and 2009. The most recent was a boil water order in August 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 28, 2009 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Nov 7, 2000 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
May 9, 2000 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
Oct 1, 1999 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation

What the violations mean

Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)

4 incidents

Disinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit

Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk

Where the water comes from

Town of New Augusta draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Town of New Augusta 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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