Public water system · MS0710008
ActiveShort-Coleman Park Water Assn #3
At a glance
Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 (PWSID MS0710008) is an active community water system in Tishomingo County, Mississippi. It reports serving 2,606 people through 998 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 2023.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
2,606
Service connections
998
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 compare with other water systems in Tishomingo County?
By EPA's size categories, Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Tishomingo County has 10 active public water systems, and Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 is the 2nd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 20% above the county average of 2,168 people per system, and accounts for 12% of the 21,680 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 Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 is about 61% 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 Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3?
EPA lists Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 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. 4 of the 10 active systems in Tishomingo County (40%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 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 2023. The violations listed here began between October 2011 and January 2023. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 public notice, recordkeeping or other. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Resolved |
| 2023-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-07-01 | Public notice, recordkeeping or otherConsumer Confidence Report Complete Failure to Report · code 71 | Consumer Confidence Rulecode 7000 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-07-01 | 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 |
| 2012-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2011-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | 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.
Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3: frequently asked questions
Who runs Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3?
Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 (PWSID MS0710008) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 serve?
Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 reports serving 2,606 people through 998 service connections in Tishomingo County, Mississippi.
Where does Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 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 Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 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 2023. 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 Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3'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 2023. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MS state drinking water program.
Where can I find Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3's water quality report?
As a community water system, Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3 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 Tishomingo County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Iuka | Tishomingo | 7,268 | Community | Groundwater |
| Tishomingo Co Water District | Tishomingo | 2,598 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Belmont | Tishomingo | 2,250 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Golden Water Dept | Tishomingo | 1,848 | Community | Groundwater |
| Short Coleman Park-Nasa Plant | Tishomingo | 1,800 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Burnsville | Tishomingo | 1,278 | 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, “Short-Coleman Park Water Assn #3, PWSID MS0710008, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/short-coleman-park-water-assn-3-ms0710008 (data as of October 1, 2026).