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Blue Cane, Cowart & Tippo W/A.

Serves an area of Tallahatchie County, MS · 1,191 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Blue Cane, Cowart & Tippo W/A. in the last ten years.

  • MS0680037
  • CHARLESTON
  • MS
  • 1,191 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 38921
EPA system ID MS0680037

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

Key facts

  • Blue Cane, Cowart & Tippo W/A. draws water from 2 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Mississippi, June 2009.
  • Record on file since 2003, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 443 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.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 2003

EPA's records for Blue Cane, Cowart & Tippo W/A. go back to 2003. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (1 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 194 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
2000s 5 123
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 71

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2010, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2010 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2009 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 2006 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 1, 2005 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2005 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2005 Archived

Enforcement actions

Mississippi regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Blue Cane, Cowart & Tippo W/A. in 2009. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in June 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 3, 2009 Mississippi Compliance order (no penalty) 42 violations: DICHLOROMETHANE, p-Dichlorobenzene, 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Tetrachloroethylene, CHLOROBENZENE

Where the water comes from

Blue Cane, Cowart & Tippo W/A. draws water from 2 wells.

Annual water quality report

Blue Cane, Cowart & Tippo W/A. 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.

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Testing your own water

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