Public water system · MS0030024

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Northeast Amite Water Assn

At a glance

Northeast Amite Water Assn (PWSID MS0030024) is an active community water system in Amite County, Mississippi. It reports serving 1,816 people through 688 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 July 2012.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

1,816

Service connections

688

Primary source

Groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMS0030024

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served1,816

Service connections688

Primary water sourceGroundwater

Owner typePublic/private partnership

Primacy agencyMS state drinking water program

City served—

StateMississippi

ZIP—

CountyAmite County

How does Northeast Amite Water Assn compare with other water systems in Amite County?

By EPA's size categories, Northeast Amite Water Assn is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Amite County has 10 active public water systems, and Northeast Amite Water Assn is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 62% above the county average of 1,121 people per system, and accounts for 16% of the 11,211 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 Northeast Amite Water Assn is well 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 Northeast Amite Water Assn?

EPA lists Northeast Amite 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. 7 of the 10 active systems in Amite County (70%) are also under public/private ownership.

Does Northeast Amite 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 July 2012. The violations listed here began between July 2011 and July 2012. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Radium-226 (5 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
2012-07-01	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
2012-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-226code 4020	No	Resolved
2012-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-228code 4030	No	Resolved
2012-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	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-226code 4020	No	Resolved
2011-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	No	Resolved
2011-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-226code 4020	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.

Northeast Amite Water Assn: frequently asked questions

Who runs Northeast Amite Water Assn?

Northeast Amite Water Assn (PWSID MS0030024) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.

How many people does Northeast Amite Water Assn serve?

Northeast Amite Water Assn reports serving 1,816 people through 688 service connections in Amite County, Mississippi.

Where does Northeast Amite 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 Northeast Amite 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 July 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 Northeast Amite 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 July 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 Northeast Amite Water Assn's water quality report?

As a community water system, Northeast Amite 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 Amite County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
N Central Amite Water Assn	Amite	2,872	Community	Groundwater
Wilk-Amite W/A #1-South	Amite	2,149	Community	Groundwater
Town of Liberty	Amite	1,069	Community	Groundwater
Mary Springs Water Association	Amite	995	Community	Groundwater
Town of Gloster	Amite	960	Community	Groundwater
Coles Water Association #1	Amite	694	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, “Northeast Amite Water Assn, PWSID MS0030024, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/northeast-amite-water-assn-ms0030024 (data as of October 1, 2026).