Public water system record
Town of Doddsville
Serves Ruleville, Sunflower County, MS · 264 people served
Federal records show 16 health-based violations and 44 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Doddsville in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.
System profile
Source water
Groundwater
ZIP
38736
EPA system ID
MS0670003
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 16
- Resolved
- 4
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 12
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 44
Key facts
- Town of Doddsville draws water from 2 wells.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), 0.425 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (7.1 times the limit), 2020.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Mississippi, January 2021.
- Record on file since 1980, with 30 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 1 lead and 21 unknown out of 65 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
|
350 | Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved | No |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
110 | Aug 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.425 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (7.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.326 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (5.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2020 |
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 0.19 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2020 |
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 0.19 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2020 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.248 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (4.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2020 |
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 0.19 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.146 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.4 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2019 |
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 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.148 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.5 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2019 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.065 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.5 times the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.17 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (2.8 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2018 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Feb 1, 2013 | Resolved | No |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
140 | Jan 3, 2013 | Resolved | No |
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
|
Oct 17, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 2, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Feb 16, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 20, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 8, 2022 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
May 4, 2022 | Active |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
E. coli
Monitoring and reporting
|
May 11, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Mar 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 |
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, 2021 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Oct 18, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 21, 2019 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 23, 2019 | Active |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2018 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Combined Uranium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Doddsville go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 30 health-based violations (30 resolved) and 165 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 3 |
| 1990s | 1 | 3 |
| 2000s | 21 | 88 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 8 | 71 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 7 | 3 |
| 2020s | 7 | 39 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), began July 2013, Resolved.
Show all 30 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.068 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Feb 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Jan 3, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.067 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.074 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.074 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.07 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2012 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.075 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2010 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.073 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
Oct 1, 2009 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.064 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
Jul 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.085 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.4 times the limit)
|
Apr 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.102 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.3 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.107 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (1.8 times the limit)
|
Jan 1, 2008 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2007 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jan 1, 2006 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Oct 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Apr 1, 2005 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform (acute)
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Nov 20, 1996 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators took 4 formal enforcement actions against Town of Doddsville between 2009 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in January 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 2021 | Mississippi | Compliance order (no penalty) | 31 violations (9 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Nitrate-Nitrite, Nitrite, Nitrate |
| Jul 12, 2019 | Mississippi | Consent decree or court judgment | 2 violations (2 health-based): Groundwater Rule |
| Apr 25, 2014 | Mississippi | Compliance order (no penalty) | 1 violation (1 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jan 21, 2009 | Mississippi | Compliance order (no penalty) | 16 violations (16 health-based): Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
What the violations mean
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
8 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
4 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Groundwater Rule
2 incidentsThe 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.
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
1 incidentThe 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.
Revised Total Coliform Rule
1 incidentThe system did not meet a requirement of the Revised Total Coliform Rule
Coliform and E. coli rules protect against bacteria in the distribution system
Where the water comes from
Town of Doddsville draws water from 2 wells.
Annual water quality report
Town of Doddsville 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 500 or fewer people may meet the rule by telling customers the report is available on request, so you may need to ask Town of Doddsville for a copy.
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