Public water system · MS0020014
ActivePrentiss-Alcorn Water Assn
At a glance
Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn (PWSID MS0020014) is an active community water system in Alcorn County, Mississippi. It reports serving 2,318 people through 940 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 January 2024.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,318
Service connections
940
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn compare with other water systems in Alcorn County?
By EPA's size categories, Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Alcorn County has 8 active public water systems, and Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn is the 5th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about half of the county average of 4,883 people per system, and accounts for 5.9% of the 39,066 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 Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn is about 65% 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 Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn?
EPA lists Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn 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. 6 of the 8 active systems in Alcorn County (75%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn have drinking water violations?
Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2024. The violations listed here began between July 2011 and January 2024. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Radium-228 (4 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 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 |
| 2012-04-01 | 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 |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-07-01 | 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.
Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn?
Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn (PWSID MS0020014) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn serve?
Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn reports serving 2,318 people through 940 service connections in Alcorn County, Mississippi.
Where does Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn 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 Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn 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 January 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 Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn'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 January 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 Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn's water quality report?
As a community water system, Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn 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 Alcorn County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Corinth | Alcorn | 15,000 | Community | Surface water |
| Farmington Water Association | Alcorn | 6,925 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kossuth W/A #3-Pine Mountain | Alcorn | 5,830 | Community | Groundwater |
| Alcorn W/A #1-Indian Springs | Alcorn | 5,456 | Community | Groundwater |
| Alcorn W/A #2-Biggersville | Alcorn | 1,365 | Community | Groundwater |
| Kossuth W/A #2-Bethlehem | Alcorn | 1,245 | 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, “Prentiss-Alcorn Water Assn, PWSID MS0020014, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/prentiss-alcorn-water-assn-ms0020014 (data as of October 1, 2026).