Public water system record
Town of Metcalfe
Serves Metcalfe, Washington County, MS · 1,125 people served
Federal records show 6 health-based violations and 30 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Metcalfe in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs) violation.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 6
- Resolved
- 5
- Unresolved
- 0
- Archived by EPA
- 1
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 30
Key facts
- Town of Metcalfe draws water from 1 well.
- Highest measured level in the last 10 years: Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit), 2019.
- Most recent formal enforcement: compliance order (no penalty) by Mississippi, September 2021.
- Record on file since 1980, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 456 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.082 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Jul 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.09 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.1 times the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2022 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Oct 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.062 mg/L, federal limit 0.06 mg/L (at or just above the limit)
|
220 | Apr 1, 2021 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.092 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 times the limit)
|
220 | Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved | No |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Contaminant limit exceeded
Measured 0.096 mg/L, federal limit 0.08 mg/L (1.2 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 |
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
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Lead and Copper Rule
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Dec 19, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2024 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jul 19, 2023 | Active |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 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
|
Dec 13, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Jun 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 7, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 23, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jun 18, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Feb 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2021 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Aug 9, 2020 | Active |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Jan 1, 2020 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
|
Selenium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Thallium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Beryllium, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Antimony, Total
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Mercury
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Fluoride
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Chromium (total)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Cadmium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Barium
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Arsenic
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2014 | Resolved |
Full record since 1980
EPA's records for Town of Metcalfe go back to 1980. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 resolved) and 168 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 | 5 |
| 1990s | 0 | 9 |
| 2000s | 0 | 82 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 1 | 72 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020s | 5 | 19 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began March 2013, Resolved.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Mar 1, 2013 | Resolved |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against Town of Metcalfe and issued 3 boil water orders between 1999 and 2021. The most recent was a compliance order (no penalty) in September 2021.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 2021 | Mississippi | Compliance order (no penalty) | 3 violations (3 health-based): Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs), Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) |
| Jan 29, 2009 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation: Chlorine |
| Dec 7, 2000 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
| Sep 20, 1999 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
What the violations mean
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
4 incidentsDisinfection byproduct levels exceeded the federal limit
Long-term TTHM exposure may increase bladder cancer risk
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
2 incidentsHaloacetic acid byproducts exceeded the federal limit
Long-term exposure to HAAs may increase cancer risk
Where the water comes from
Town of Metcalfe draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Town of Metcalfe 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.
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