Public water system record
Poplar Springs Water District
Serves an area of Simpson County, MS that includes Mendenhall · 1,188 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for Poplar Springs Water District 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
- 4
Key facts
- Poplar Springs Water District draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, November 2000.
- Record on file since 1991, with 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 414 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 |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 1991
EPA's records for Poplar Springs Water District go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 2 health-based violations (2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 77 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 1 | 43 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 31 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 1 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2008, Archived.
Show all 2 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2008 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 18, 1992 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators issued 6 boil water orders to Poplar Springs Water District between 1997 and 2000. The most recent was a boil water order in November 2000.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2000 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| May 22, 2000 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Oct 11, 1997 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 26, 1997 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Jul 21, 1997 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Apr 29, 1997 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Poplar Springs Water District draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Poplar Springs Water District 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