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Town of Coldwater

Serves Coldwater, Tate County, MS · 1,381 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 5 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Coldwater in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • MS0690002
  • COLDWATER
  • MS
  • 1,381 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 38618
EPA system ID MS0690002

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
5

Key facts

  • Town of Coldwater draws water from 3 wells.
  • Most recent formal enforcement: consent decree or court judgment by Mississippi, July 2019.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 682 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
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Feb 1, 2011 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
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, 2021 Resolved
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
 Apr 1, 2021 Resolved

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for Town of Coldwater go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 8 health-based violations (2 resolved, 6 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 90 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 4 1
2000s 2 56
2010 to October 18, 2016 2 33
2020s 1 5

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began August 2015, Resolved.

Show all 8 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 1, 2015 Resolved
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 2009 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Aug 31, 2001 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Mar 6, 1997 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Dec 9, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1992 Archived

Enforcement actions

Mississippi regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Coldwater and issued 3 boil water orders between 1997 and 2019. The most recent was a consent decree or court judgment in July 2019.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jul 8, 2019 Mississippi Consent decree or court judgment 1 violation (1 health-based): Groundwater Rule
Aug 20, 2015 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Jan 18, 2000 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
Sep 2, 1997 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation

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.

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The 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 this violation.

Where the water comes from

Town of Coldwater draws water from 3 wells.

Annual water quality report

Town of Coldwater 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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