Public water system · TX1980025
ActiveSanderson Farms Franklin Facility
At a glance
Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility (PWSID TX1980025) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Robertson County, Mississippi. It reports serving 70 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
70
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility compare with other water systems in Robertson County?
By EPA's size categories, Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Robertson County has 1 active public water system, and Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 70 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 70 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 Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility 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 Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility?
EPA lists Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility as privately owned. The TX state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 1 of the 1 active systems in Robertson County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. The violations listed here began between November 2014 and December 2025. By type: 5 monitoring and reporting, 1 monitoring, 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other and 1 contaminant level above the legal limit. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingWater Quality Parameter M/R · code 53 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-05 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherPublic Notification Violation for NPDWR Violation · code 75 | Public Noticecode 7500 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-12-30 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2015-11-01 | Contaminant level above the legal limitMaximum Contaminant Level Violation, Monthly (TCR) · code 22 | Total coliform bacteria (TCR)code 3100 | Yes | Resolved |
| 2015-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
| 2014-11-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Source Water (GWR) · code 34 | E. colicode 3014 | No | Resolved |
All 8 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.
Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility?
Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility (PWSID TX1980025) is a non-transient non-community water system privately owned. It is regulated by the TX state drinking water program.
How many people does Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility serve?
Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility reports serving 70 people through 1 service connection in Robertson County, Mississippi.
Where does Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility 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 Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 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 Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility'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 8 violations for this system; 1 is health-based, and the most recent began in December 2025. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility 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.
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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, “Sanderson Farms Franklin Facility, PWSID TX1980025, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/sanderson-farms-franklin-facility-tx1980025 (data as of October 1, 2026).