Public water system record
Town of Bentonia
Serves Bentonia, Yazoo County, MS · 318 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for Town of Bentonia in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 3
Key facts
- Town of Bentonia draws water from 1 well.
- Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, June 1998.
- Record on file since 1993, with 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 141 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.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
|
Nitrate
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
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|
Nitrate-Nitrite
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2025 |
Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
|
Full record since 1993
EPA's records for Town of Bentonia go back to 1993. Before October 19, 2016 they list 4 health-based violations (2 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 142 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0 | 2 |
| 2000s | 2 | 109 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 2 | 31 |
| 2020s | 0 | 3 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began July 2014, Resolved.
Show all 4 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Jul 1, 2014 | Resolved |
|
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
|
Sep 1, 2013 | Resolved |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Aug 1, 2009 | Archived |
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
Feb 5, 2003 | Archived |
Enforcement actions
Mississippi regulators issued 1 boil water order to Town of Bentonia in 1998. The most recent was a boil water order in June 1998.
| Date | By | Action | Violations covered |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 1998 | Mississippi | Boil water order | 1 violation |
Where the water comes from
Town of Bentonia draws water from 1 well.
Annual water quality report
Town of Bentonia 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 Town of Bentonia for a copy.
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