Public water system · MS0610015
ActivePiney Woods Country Life Sch
At a glance
Piney Woods Country Life Sch (PWSID MS0610015) is an active community water system in Rankin County, Mississippi. It reports serving 150 people through 21 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
150
Service connections
21
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Piney Woods Country Life Sch compare with other water systems in Rankin County?
By EPA's size categories, Piney Woods Country Life Sch is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Rankin County has 35 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 5,400 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 189,006 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 Piney Woods Country Life Sch 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 Piney Woods Country Life Sch?
EPA lists Piney Woods Country Life Sch as privately owned. 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. 3 of the 35 active systems in Rankin County (8.6%) are also privately owned.
Does Piney Woods Country Life Sch have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 2024. The violations listed here began between January 2014 and October 2024. By type: 4 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 4 monitoring and reporting, 2 monitoring, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule Revisions (2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-10-17 | Required treatment not metLSL Inventory · code 2E | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2024-10-17 | ReportingLSL Reporting · code 4G | Lead and Copper Rule Revisionscode 5200 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-04-02 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-09-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-03-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Cadmiumcode 1015 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Bariumcode 1010 | 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.
Piney Woods Country Life Sch: frequently asked questions
Who runs Piney Woods Country Life Sch?
Piney Woods Country Life Sch (PWSID MS0610015) is a community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Piney Woods Country Life Sch serve?
Piney Woods Country Life Sch reports serving 150 people through 21 service connections in Rankin County, Mississippi.
Where does Piney Woods Country Life Sch 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 Piney Woods Country Life Sch have any drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Piney Woods Country Life Sch'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, one is health-based, and the most recent began in October 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 Piney Woods Country Life Sch's water quality report?
As a community water system, Piney Woods Country Life Sch 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 Rankin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Brandon | Rankin | 31,852 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Flowood | Rankin | 31,574 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Pearl | Rankin | 27,115 | Community | Groundwater |
| Prvwsd-Pelahatchie Bay | Rankin | 11,790 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fannin Water Assn-North | Rankin | 7,690 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Richland | Rankin | 7,000 | 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, “Piney Woods Country Life Sch, PWSID MS0610015, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/piney-woods-country-life-sch-ms0610015 (data as of October 1, 2026).