Public water system · MS0610044
ActiveCity of Flowood - Noranco
At a glance
City of Flowood - Noranco (PWSID MS0610044) is an active community water system in Rankin County, Mississippi. It reports serving 4,274 people through 1,619 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
4,274
Service connections
1,619
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does City of Flowood - Noranco compare with other water systems in Rankin County?
By EPA's size categories, City of Flowood - Noranco is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Rankin County has 35 active public water systems. Its population served is about 21% below the county average of 5,400 people per system, and accounts for 2.3% of the 189,006 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Mississippi, the 1,133 active systems average 2,832 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so City of Flowood - Noranco is about 36% below that figure.
What does “community water system” mean?
A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Mississippi has 947 active community water systems, 84% of the state's 1,133 active systems. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers. 1,053 Mississippi systems (93%) list groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates City of Flowood - Noranco?
EPA lists City of Flowood - Noranco as privately owned. The MS state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 3 of the 35 active systems in Rankin County (8.6%) are also privately owned.
Does City of Flowood - Noranco have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2012. The violations listed here began between July 2011 and April 2012. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Radium-228 (8 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.
City of Flowood - Noranco: frequently asked questions
Who runs City of Flowood - Noranco?
City of Flowood - Noranco (PWSID MS0610044) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does City of Flowood - Noranco serve?
City of Flowood - Noranco reports serving 4,274 people through 1,619 service connections in Rankin County, Mississippi.
Where does City of Flowood - Noranco get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as groundwater. Groundwater means the system draws its water from wells or springs fed by underground aquifers.
Does City of Flowood - Noranco have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2012. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.
Is City of Flowood - Noranco's water safe to drink?
AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2012. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MS state drinking water program.
Where can I find City of Flowood - Noranco's water quality report?
As a community water system, City of Flowood - Noranco must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.
Other water systems in Rankin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Brandon | Rankin | 31,852 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Flowood | Rankin | 31,574 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Pearl | Rankin | 27,115 | Community | Groundwater |
| Prvwsd-Pelahatchie Bay | Rankin | 11,790 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fannin Water Assn-North | Rankin | 7,690 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Richland | Rankin | 7,000 | Community | Groundwater |
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About this data
Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.
Cite as: AquaCensus, “City of Flowood - Noranco, PWSID MS0610044, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/city-of-flowood-noranco-ms0610044 (data as of October 1, 2026).