Public water system · MS0230017
ActivePort Bienville Ind Park
At a glance
Port Bienville Ind Park (PWSID MS0230017) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Hancock County, Mississippi. It reports serving 95 people through 30 service connections. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1996.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
95
Service connections
30
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Port Bienville Ind Park compare with other water systems in Hancock County?
By EPA's size categories, Port Bienville Ind Park is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Hancock County has 16 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 3,078 people per system, and accounts for 0.2% of the 49,251 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Mississippi, the 1,133 active systems average 2,832 people each. Nationally, the average active non-transient non-community water system reports serving 430 people, so Port Bienville Ind Park is well below that figure.
What does “non-transient non-community water system” mean?
A non-transient non-community water system regularly serves at least 25 of the same people for more than six months a year, but not where they live. Schools, factories, office buildings and hospitals with their own supply are typical examples. Mississippi has 78 active non-transient non-community water systems, 6.9% 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 Port Bienville Ind Park?
EPA lists Port Bienville Ind Park as owned by a local government. 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. 6 of the 16 active systems in Hancock County (38%) are also owned by a local government.
Does Port Bienville Ind Park have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1996. The violations listed here began between January 1991 and July 1996. By type: 4 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Total coliform bacteria (TCR) (4 of them). EPA lists 4 as archived. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Repeat Major (TCR) · code 25 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1993-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Minor (TCR) · code 24 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-02-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
| 1991-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Routine Major (TCR) · code 23 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | No | Archived |
All 4 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.
Port Bienville Ind Park: frequently asked questions
Who runs Port Bienville Ind Park?
Port Bienville Ind Park (PWSID MS0230017) is a non-transient non-community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Port Bienville Ind Park serve?
Port Bienville Ind Park reports serving 95 people through 30 service connections in Hancock County, Mississippi.
Where does Port Bienville Ind Park 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 Port Bienville Ind Park have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1996. 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 Port Bienville Ind Park'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 4 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in July 1996. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MS state drinking water program.
Where can I find Port Bienville Ind Park's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Port Bienville Ind Park is a non-transient non-community water system, so it is not required to publish one; like every public water system, it must notify the people it serves about violations under EPA's public notification rules.
Other water systems in Hancock County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamondhead Utilities-North | Hancock | 12,577 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Bay St Louis | Hancock | 9,284 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Waveland | Hancock | 6,400 | Community | Groundwater |
| Standard Dedeaux Water Association | Hancock | 5,386 | Community | Groundwater |
| Stennis Space Center | Hancock | 4,700 | Community | Groundwater |
| Silver Slipper Casino & Hotel | Hancock | 3,285 | 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, “Port Bienville Ind Park, PWSID MS0230017, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/port-bienville-ind-park-ms0230017 (data as of October 1, 2026).