Public water system · TX0810041
ActiveSanderson Farms Oakwood Facility
At a glance
Sanderson Farms Oakwood Facility (PWSID TX0810041) is an active non-transient non-community water system in Freestone County, Mississippi. It reports serving 55 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as privately owned. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2016.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
55
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
NTNCWS
Non-transient non-community water system
System record
How does Sanderson Farms Oakwood Facility compare with other water systems in Freestone County?
By EPA's size categories, Sanderson Farms Oakwood Facility is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Freestone County has 1 active public water system, and Sanderson Farms Oakwood Facility is the largest of them by population served. Its population served is roughly in line with the county average of 55 people per system, and accounts for 100% of the 55 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 Oakwood 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 Oakwood Facility?
EPA lists Sanderson Farms Oakwood 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 Freestone County (100%) are also privately owned.
Does Sanderson Farms Oakwood Facility have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2016. The violations listed here began between January 2016 and September 2016. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Lead and Copper Rule (2 of them). EPA lists 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-09-29 | Monitoring and reportingLead Consumer Notice · code 66 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingInitial Tap Sampling for Pb and Cu · code 51 | Lead and Copper Rulecode 5000 | No | Resolved |
| 2016-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Asbestoscode 1094 | No | Resolved |
All 3 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 Oakwood Facility: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sanderson Farms Oakwood Facility?
Sanderson Farms Oakwood Facility (PWSID TX0810041) 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 Oakwood Facility serve?
Sanderson Farms Oakwood Facility reports serving 55 people through 1 service connection in Freestone County, Mississippi.
Where does Sanderson Farms Oakwood 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 Oakwood Facility have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2016. 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 Oakwood 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 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in September 2016. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the TX state drinking water program.
Where can I find Sanderson Farms Oakwood Facility's water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. Sanderson Farms Oakwood 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 Oakwood Facility, PWSID TX0810041, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/sanderson-farms-oakwood-facility-tx0810041 (data as of October 1, 2026).