Public water system · MS0550005
ActivePearl River Central W/A
At a glance
Pearl River Central W/A (PWSID MS0550005) is an active community water system in Pearl River County, Mississippi. It reports serving 11,830 people through 4,481 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 January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
11,830
Service connections
4,481
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Pearl River Central W/A compare with other water systems in Pearl River County?
By EPA's size categories, Pearl River Central W/A is a large system (10,001 to 100,000 people). Pearl River County has 18 active public water systems, and Pearl River Central W/A is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 3.9 times the county average of 3,032 people per system, and accounts for 22% of the 54,569 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 Pearl River Central W/A is about 76% 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 Pearl River Central W/A?
EPA lists Pearl River Central W/A 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. 10 of the 18 active systems in Pearl River County (56%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Pearl River Central W/A 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 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2024 and January 2024. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Nitrate-Nitrite (4 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
Pearl River Central W/A: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pearl River Central W/A?
Pearl River Central W/A (PWSID MS0550005) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Pearl River Central W/A serve?
Pearl River Central W/A reports serving 11,830 people through 4,481 service connections in Pearl River County, Mississippi.
Where does Pearl River Central W/A 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 Pearl River Central W/A 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 2024. 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 Pearl River Central W/A'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 2024. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MS state drinking water program.
Where can I find Pearl River Central W/A's water quality report?
As a community water system, Pearl River Central W/A 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 Pearl River County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Picayune Utilities, City of | Pearl River | 11,859 | Community | Groundwater |
| Center W/A-Caesar System | Pearl River | 6,455 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pearl River Central W/A-Henley Field | Pearl River | 4,438 | Community | Groundwater |
| Pearl River Central W/A-Bi Co | Pearl River | 4,406 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Poplarville | Pearl River | 3,334 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nicholson Water Association | Pearl River | 3,001 | 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, “Pearl River Central W/A, PWSID MS0550005, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/pearl-river-central-w-a-ms0550005 (data as of October 1, 2026).