Public water system record

Arlington W/A

Serves an area of Perry County, MS that includes Beaumont · 533 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 12 monitoring/reporting issues for Arlington W/A in the last ten years, including an unresolved Groundwater Rule violation.

  • MS0560006
  • RICHTON
  • MS
  • 533 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 39476
EPA system ID MS0560006

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
1
Unresolved
1
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
12

Key facts

  • Arlington W/A draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Mississippi, September 2020.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 1,027 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
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
140 Jan 31, 2018 Active
Enforcement action in place
No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Mar 1, 2025 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2025 Resolved
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Mar 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
Jan 1, 2021 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Aug 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Jul 1, 2020 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Oct 1, 2019 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
Apr 1, 2019 Resolved
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
Jul 1, 2017 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Arlington W/A go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 105 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 1
1990s 0 3
2000s 0 68
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 33
October 19, 2016 to 2019 1 4
2020s 1 8

Enforcement actions

Mississippi regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Arlington W/A in 2020. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in September 2020.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 24, 2020 Mississippi Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

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 this violation.

Where the water comes from

Arlington W/A draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Arlington 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.

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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.