Public water system · MS0640019
ActiveHoward Industries
At a glance
Howard Industries (PWSID MS0640019) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Simpson County, Mississippi. It reports serving 100 people through 49 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 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
100
Service connections
49
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Howard Industries compare with other water systems in Simpson County?
By EPA's size categories, Howard Industries is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Simpson County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,196 people per system, and accounts for 0.3% of the 35,130 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Mississippi, the 1,133 active systems average 2,832 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Howard Industries is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Mississippi has 78 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.9% 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 Howard Industries?
EPA lists Howard Industries 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. 1 of the 16 active systems in Simpson County (6.3%) are also privately owned.
Does Howard Industries 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 2005. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and January 2005. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are 1,1,1-Trichloroethane, Benzene, 1,1-Dichloroethylene and Xylenes, Total. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,1-Trichloroethanecode 2981 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Benzenecode 2990 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1-Dichloroethylenecode 2977 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2-Dichloropropanecode 2983 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,1,2-Trichloroethanecode 2985 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Tetrachloroethylenecode 2987 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Styrenecode 2996 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | p-Dichlorobenzenecode 2969 | 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.
Howard Industries: frequently asked questions
Who runs Howard Industries?
Howard Industries (PWSID MS0640019) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Howard Industries serve?
Howard Industries reports serving 100 people through 49 service connections in Simpson County, Mississippi.
Where does Howard Industries 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 Howard Industries 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 2005. 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 Howard Industries' 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 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MS state drinking water program.
Where can I find Howard Industries' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Howard Industries is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Simpson County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Okatoma Water Association #2 | Simpson | 5,866 | Community | Groundwater |
| Smiths Crossing Water Assn | Simpson | 4,480 | Community | Groundwater |
| Okatoma Water Association #1 | Simpson | 3,981 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Magee | Simpson | 3,526 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Hope Water Association | Simpson | 2,587 | Community | Groundwater |
| Highway 28 Water Association | Simpson | 2,500 | 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, “Howard Industries, PWSID MS0640019, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/howard-industries-ms0640019 (data as of October 1, 2026).