Public water system · MS0230005
ActiveDiamondhead Utilities-North
At a glance
Diamondhead Utilities-North (PWSID MS0230005) is an active community water system in Hancock County, Mississippi. It reports serving 12,577 people through 4,764 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 January 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
12,577
Service connections
4,764
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Diamondhead Utilities-North compare with other water systems in Hancock County?
By EPA's size categories, Diamondhead Utilities-North is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Hancock County has 16 active public water systems, and Diamondhead Utilities-North is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 4.1 times the county average of 3,078 people per system, and accounts for 26% of the 49,251 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 Diamondhead Utilities-North is about 88% above 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 Diamondhead Utilities-North?
EPA lists Diamondhead Utilities-North 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. 7 of the 16 active systems in Hancock County (44%) are also privately owned.
Does Diamondhead Utilities-North have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2025. The violations listed here began between October 2012 and January 2025. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Haloacetic acids (HAA5) (3 of them). EPA lists 6 as archived and 6 as resolved. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2025-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | 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.
Diamondhead Utilities-North: frequently asked questions
Who runs Diamondhead Utilities-North?
Diamondhead Utilities-North (PWSID MS0230005) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Diamondhead Utilities-North serve?
Diamondhead Utilities-North reports serving 12,577 people through 4,764 service connections in Hancock County, Mississippi.
Where does Diamondhead Utilities-North 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 Diamondhead Utilities-North 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 January 2025. 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 Diamondhead Utilities-North'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 January 2025. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MS state drinking water program.
Where can I find Diamondhead Utilities-North's water quality report?
As a community water system, Diamondhead Utilities-North 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 Hancock County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Bay St Louis | Hancock | 9,284 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Waveland | Hancock | 6,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Standard Dedeaux Water Association | Hancock | 5,386 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stennis Space Center | Hancock | 4,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Silver Slipper Casino & Hotel | Hancock | 3,285 | Non-transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Hancock County Water & Sewer | Hancock | 3,254 | Community | Purchased 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, “Diamondhead Utilities-North, PWSID MS0230005, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/diamondhead-utilities-north-ms0230005 (data as of October 1, 2026).