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Central Yazoo #4-Benton

Serves an area of Yazoo County, MS that includes Benton and Bentonia · 1,225 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for Central Yazoo #4-Benton in the last ten years.

  • MS0820031
  • YAZOO CITY
  • MS
  • 1,225 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 39194
EPA system ID MS0820031

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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

  • Central Yazoo #4-Benton draws water from 1 well.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, September 2000.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 0 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 0 unknown out of 431 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 1991

EPA's records for Central Yazoo #4-Benton go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list no health-based violations and 69 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 0 2
2000s 0 37
2010 to October 18, 2016 0 30

Enforcement actions

Mississippi regulators issued 9 boil water orders to Central Yazoo #4-Benton between 1997 and 2000. The most recent was a boil water order in September 2000.

Date By Action Violations covered
Sep 18, 2000 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
Dec 23, 1998 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
Dec 22, 1997 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
Dec 15, 1997 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
Sep 23, 1997 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
Jul 21, 1997 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
May 28, 1997 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
Apr 7, 1997 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation
Mar 3, 1997 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation

Where the water comes from

Central Yazoo #4-Benton draws water from 1 well.

Annual water quality report

Central Yazoo #4-Benton 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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