Public water system record
City of McComb
Serves McComb, Pike County, MS · 12,041 people served
Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 8 monitoring/reporting issues for City of McComb in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Groundwater Rule violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 1
- Resolved
- 1
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 8
Key facts
- City of McComb draws water from 7 wells.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, June 2000.
- Record on file since 1993, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 4,920 unknown out of 4,921 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.
| Contaminant | Rule family | Start date | Status | Acute |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jul 17, 2019 | Resolved | No |
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 |
|
Groundwater Rule
OTHER
|
May 3, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2019 | Resolved |
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for City of McComb go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 22 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3 | 0 |
| 2000s | 3 | 22 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 2 |
| 2020s | 0 | 6 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began February 2007, Archived.
Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2007 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 1, 2005 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 11, 2002 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jun 14, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 16, 1999 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 1993 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators issued 2 boil water orders to City of McComb between 1998 and 2000. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2000 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jun 8, 1998 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Groundwater Rule
1 incidentThe 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
City of McComb draws water from 7 wells.
Annual water quality report
City of McComb 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.
Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.
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