Public water system · MS0400007
ActivePilgrim Rest Water Association
At a glance
Pilgrim Rest Water Association (PWSID MS0400007) is an active community water system in Leake County, Mississippi. It reports serving 359 people through 136 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 February 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
359
Service connections
136
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Pilgrim Rest Water Association compare with other water systems in Leake County?
By EPA's size categories, Pilgrim Rest Water Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Leake County has 13 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,728 people per system, and accounts for 1.6% of the 22,457 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 Pilgrim Rest Water Association 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 Pilgrim Rest Water Association?
EPA lists Pilgrim Rest Water Association 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 13 active systems in Leake County (77%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Pilgrim Rest Water Association have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in February 2024. The violations listed here began between April 2012 and February 2024. By type: 10 monitoring and reporting and 2 public notice, recordkeeping or other. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Radium-226 (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-02-09 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-02-09 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cyanidecode 1024 | 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 |
| 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-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-04-01 | 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-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.
Pilgrim Rest Water Association: frequently asked questions
Who runs Pilgrim Rest Water Association?
Pilgrim Rest Water Association (PWSID MS0400007) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Pilgrim Rest Water Association serve?
Pilgrim Rest Water Association reports serving 359 people through 136 service connections in Leake County, Mississippi.
Where does Pilgrim Rest Water Association 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 Pilgrim Rest Water Association 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 February 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 Pilgrim Rest Water Association'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 February 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 Pilgrim Rest Water Association's water quality report?
As a community water system, Pilgrim Rest Water Association 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 Leake County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Carthage | Leake | 4,901 | Community | Groundwater |
| Freeny W/A #1 | Leake | 2,962 | Community | Groundwater |
| Freeny W/A #2-Rosebud System | Leake | 2,550 | Community | Groundwater |
| Southwest Leake Water Assn | Leake | 2,463 | Community | Groundwater |
| New Providence Water Assn | Leake | 2,226 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tyson Foods #1 | Leake | 2,000 | Non-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, “Pilgrim Rest Water Association, PWSID MS0400007, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/pilgrim-rest-water-association-ms0400007 (data as of October 1, 2026).