Public water system · MS0570015
ActiveMagnolia Rural Water Assn
At a glance
Magnolia Rural Water Assn (PWSID MS0570015) is an active community water system in Pike County, Mississippi. It reports serving 2,922 people through 1,107 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 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,922
Service connections
1,107
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Magnolia Rural Water Assn compare with other water systems in Pike County?
By EPA's size categories, Magnolia Rural Water Assn is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Pike County has 16 active public water systems, and Magnolia Rural Water Assn is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 31% above the county average of 2,229 people per system, and accounts for 8.2% of the 35,656 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 Magnolia Rural Water Assn is about 56% 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 Magnolia Rural Water Assn?
EPA lists Magnolia Rural Water Assn 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. 5 of the 16 active systems in Pike County (31%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Magnolia Rural Water Assn 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 2025. The violations listed here began between July 2025 and October 2025. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminants or rules involved are Revised Total Coliform Rule, Chlorine, Ethylbenzene and Vinyl chloride. EPA lists 11 as resolved and 1 as archived. 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. 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.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Archived |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Ethylbenzenecode 2992 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Vinyl chloridecode 2976 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Chlorobenzenecode 2989 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Trichloroethylenecode 2984 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | cis-1,2-Dichloroethylenecode 2380 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Xylenes, Totalcode 2955 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Dichloromethanecode 2964 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | o-Dichlorobenzenecode 2968 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | 1,2,4-Trichlorobenzenecode 2378 | No | Resolved |
| 2025-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Carbon tetrachloridecode 2982 | 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.
Magnolia Rural Water Assn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Magnolia Rural Water Assn?
Magnolia Rural Water Assn (PWSID MS0570015) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Magnolia Rural Water Assn serve?
Magnolia Rural Water Assn reports serving 2,922 people through 1,107 service connections in Pike County, Mississippi.
Where does Magnolia Rural Water Assn 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 Magnolia Rural Water Assn 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 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 Magnolia Rural Water Assn'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 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 Magnolia Rural Water Assn's water quality report?
As a community water system, Magnolia Rural Water Assn 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 Pike County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Mccomb | Pike | 12,041 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Pike Water Association | Pike | 5,359 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sunnyhill Water Association | Pike | 3,833 | Community | Groundwater |
| Friendship Community W/A | Pike | 2,434 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Magnolia | Pike | 2,307 | Community | Groundwater |
| East Pike Water Assn. | Pike | 2,107 | 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, “Magnolia Rural Water Assn, PWSID MS0570015, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/magnolia-rural-water-assn-ms0570015 (data as of October 1, 2026).