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Brazil-Sumner Water Assn.

Serves an area of Tallahatchie County, MS · 290 people served

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 1 monitoring/reporting issue for Brazil-Sumner Water Assn. in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • MS0680032
  • SUMNER
  • MS
  • 290 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 38957
EPA system ID MS0680032

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
1

Key facts

  • Brazil-Sumner Water Assn. buys its water from Town of Sumner.
  • Record on file since 1980, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 106 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

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

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

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved

Full record since 1980

EPA's records for Brazil-Sumner Water Assn. go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 8 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 2
1990s 0 3
2000s 0 3
2020s 1 1

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.

Where the water comes from

Brazil-Sumner Water Assn. buys its water from Town of Sumner. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

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Annual water quality report

Brazil-Sumner Water Assn. 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 Brazil-Sumner Water Assn. for a copy.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

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