Public water system · MS0350024
ActivePorterville W/A-Kemper Springs
At a glance
Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs (PWSID MS0350024) is an active community water system in Kemper County, Mississippi. It reports serving 108 people through 41 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 April 2012.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
108
Service connections
41
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs compare with other water systems in Kemper County?
By EPA's size categories, Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Kemper County has 12 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 1,025 people per system, and accounts for 0.9% of the 12,295 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 Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs 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 Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs?
EPA lists Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs 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. 9 of the 12 active systems in Kemper County (75%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2012. The violations listed here began between January 2011 and April 2012. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | 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 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | 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.
Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs: frequently asked questions
Who runs Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs?
Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs (PWSID MS0350024) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs serve?
Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs reports serving 108 people through 41 service connections in Kemper County, Mississippi.
Where does Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs 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 Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs 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 April 2012. 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 Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs' 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 April 2012. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MS state drinking water program.
Where can I find Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs' water quality report?
As a community water system, Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs 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 Kemper County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kipling W/A #1 | Kemper | 2,637 | Community | Groundwater |
| Porterville W/A | Kemper | 2,445 | Community | Groundwater |
| North West Kemper W/A #4 | Kemper | 1,671 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nw Kemper W/A #1-Preston | Kemper | 1,618 | Community | Groundwater |
| Nw Kemper W/A #2- Cleveland | Kemper | 1,196 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Dekalb | Kemper | 985 | 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, “Porterville W/A-Kemper Springs, PWSID MS0350024, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/porterville-w-a-kemper-springs-ms0350024 (data as of October 1, 2026).