Public water system · MS0740076
ActiveMagees Creek W/A-North
At a glance
Magees Creek W/A-North (PWSID MS0740076) is an active community water system in Walthall County, Mississippi. It reports serving 9,792 people through 3,709 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
9,792
Service connections
3,709
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Magees Creek W/A-North compare with other water systems in Walthall County?
By EPA's size categories, Magees Creek W/A-North is a medium system (3,301 to 10,000 people). Walthall County has 6 active public water systems, and Magees Creek W/A-North is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 197% above the county average of 3,295 people per system, and accounts for 50% of the 19,772 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 Magees Creek W/A-North is about 46% 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 Magees Creek W/A-North?
EPA lists Magees Creek W/A-North as under public/private ownership. 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. 4 of the 6 active systems in Walthall County (67%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Magees Creek W/A-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 October 2012. The violations listed here began between July 2012 and October 2012. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Combined Uranium (4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | 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 | 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-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 | 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 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | 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.
Magees Creek W/A-North: frequently asked questions
Who runs Magees Creek W/A-North?
Magees Creek W/A-North (PWSID MS0740076) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Magees Creek W/A-North serve?
Magees Creek W/A-North reports serving 9,792 people through 3,709 service connections in Walthall County, Mississippi.
Where does Magees Creek W/A-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 Magees Creek W/A-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 October 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 Magees Creek W/A-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 October 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 Magees Creek W/A-North's water quality report?
As a community water system, Magees Creek W/A-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 Walthall County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexie Water Association, Inc.. | Walthall | 4,290 | Community | Groundwater |
| Improve Water Association | Walthall | 2,666 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Tylertown | Walthall | 2,321 | Community | Groundwater |
| Paradise Ranch Rv Resort | Walthall | 678 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Mcelveen Fish & Bbq | Walthall | 25 | Transient non-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, “Magees Creek W/A-North, PWSID MS0740076, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/magees-creek-w-a-north-ms0740076 (data as of October 1, 2026).