Public water system · MS0190006
ActiveSixtown Water Association
At a glance
Sixtown Water Association (PWSID MS0190006) is an active community water system in Franklin County, Mississippi. It reports serving 828 people through 324 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
828
Service connections
324
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Sixtown Water Association compare with other water systems in Franklin County?
By EPA's size categories, Sixtown Water Association is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Franklin County has 14 active public water systems, and Sixtown Water Association is the 3rd-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 30% above the county average of 635 people per system, and accounts for 9.3% of the 8,883 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 Sixtown Water Association 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 Sixtown Water Association?
EPA lists Sixtown Water Association 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. 7 of the 14 active systems in Franklin County (50%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Sixtown Water Association 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 January 2012 and January 2024. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Radium-228 (3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Resolved |
| 2024-01-01 | 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 | 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 |
| 2020-11-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2020-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 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-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 |
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.
Sixtown Water Association: frequently asked questions
Who runs Sixtown Water Association?
Sixtown Water Association (PWSID MS0190006) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Sixtown Water Association serve?
Sixtown Water Association reports serving 828 people through 324 service connections in Franklin County, Mississippi.
Where does Sixtown Water Association 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 Sixtown Water Association 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 Sixtown Water Association'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 Sixtown Water Association's water quality report?
As a community water system, Sixtown Water Association 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 Franklin County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fcwa - Oldenburg | Franklin | 1,803 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fcwa-South Meadville | Franklin | 1,794 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Bude | Franklin | 780 | Community | Groundwater |
| Fcwa-Hamburg | Franklin | 636 | Community | Groundwater |
| Wright'S Campground | Franklin | 520 | Transient non-community | Groundwater |
| Town of Meadville | Franklin | 500 | 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, “Sixtown Water Association, PWSID MS0190006, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/sixtown-water-association-ms0190006 (data as of October 1, 2026).