Public water system · MS0520006
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At a glance
Piney Woods Water Association (PWSID MS0520006) is an active community water system in Noxubee County, Mississippi. It reports serving 400 people through 159 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as under public/private ownership. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
400
Service connections
159
Primary source
GWP
Purchased groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Piney Woods Water Association compare with other water systems in Noxubee County?
By EPA's size categories, Piney Woods Water Association is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Noxubee County has 8 active public water systems, and Piney Woods Water Association is the 6th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,321 people per system, and accounts for 3.8% of the 10,566 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 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. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 66 Mississippi systems (5.8%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.
Who owns and regulates Piney Woods Water Association?
EPA lists Piney Woods 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. 3 of the 8 active systems in Noxubee County (38%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Piney Woods Water Association have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 2025. The violations listed here began between May 1993 and July 2025. By type: 6 public notice, recordkeeping or other, 3 monitoring and reporting, 1 required treatment not met and 1 reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Consumer Confidence Rule (6 of them). EPA lists 8 as resolved and 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 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 |
| 2024-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2021-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2003-12-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 2000-08-03 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-05-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 11 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 Water Association: frequently asked questions
Who runs Piney Woods Water Association?
Piney Woods Water Association (PWSID MS0520006) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Piney Woods Water Association serve?
Piney Woods Water Association reports serving 400 people through 159 service connections in Noxubee County, Mississippi.
Where does Piney Woods Water Association get its water?
EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.
Does Piney Woods Water Association have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Piney Woods 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. EPA's records list 11 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in July 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 Piney Woods Water Association's water quality report?
As a community water system, Piney Woods 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 Noxubee County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon Electric & Water Dept. | Noxubee | 5,174 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Brooksville | Noxubee | 2,816 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Shuqualak | Noxubee | 989 | Community | Groundwater |
| Mashulaville Water District Inc. | Noxubee | 478 | Community | Groundwater |
| Shuqualak-Butler W/A | Noxubee | 473 | Community | Groundwater |
| Superior Fish Products | Noxubee | 156 | 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, “Piney Woods Water Association, PWSID MS0520006, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/piney-woods-water-association-ms0520006 (data as of October 1, 2026).