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South Quitman-South Tutwiler

On record as serving Tallahatchie County, MS · Serves 95 people

Federal records show 1 health-based violation and 4 monitoring/reporting issues for South Quitman-South Tutwiler in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • MS0680035
  • CHARLESTON
  • MS
  • 95 served

System profile

Source water Purchased groundwater
ZIP 38921
EPA system ID MS0680035

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
1
Resolved
1
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
4

Key facts

  • South Quitman-South Tutwiler buys its water from Town of Tutwiler.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Mississippi, August 2006.
  • Record on file since 1993, with 0 health-based violations before October 20, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 659 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
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Oct 1, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2018 Resolved
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2018 Resolved

Full record since 1993

EPA's records for South Quitman-South Tutwiler go back to 1993. Before October 20, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 6 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 1
2000s 0 5
October 20, 2016 to 2019 0 2
2020s 1 2

Enforcement actions

Mississippi regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against South Quitman-South Tutwiler in 2006. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in August 2006.

Date By Action Violations covered
Aug 4, 2006 Mississippi Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Consumer Confidence 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.

Where the water comes from

South Quitman-South Tutwiler buys its water from Town of Tutwiler. It lists no wells or intakes of its own.

Buys water from

Annual water quality report

South Quitman-South Tutwiler 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 South Quitman-South Tutwiler for a copy.

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

Testing your own water

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