Public water system · MS0220059
ActiveU S Engineers - Piney Woods
At a glance
U S Engineers - Piney Woods (PWSID MS0220059) is an active transient non-community water system in Grenada County, Mississippi. It reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection. Its primary water source is groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by the federal government. EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005.
Dataset updated . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.
Population served
25
Service connections
1
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
TNCWS
Transient non-community water system
System record
How does U S Engineers - Piney Woods compare with other water systems in Grenada County?
By EPA's size categories, U S Engineers - Piney Woods is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Grenada County has 15 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 2,140 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 32,099 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Mississippi, the 1,133 active systems average 2,832 people each. Nationally, the average active transient non-community water system reports serving 144 people, so U S Engineers - Piney Woods is well below that figure.
What does “transient non-community water system” mean?
A transient non-community water system serves places where people do not stay long, such as gas stations and campgrounds, and regularly serves at least 25 people a day for at least 60 days a year. Mississippi has 108 active transient non-community water systems, 9.5% 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 U S Engineers - Piney Woods?
EPA lists U S Engineers - Piney Woods as owned by the federal government. 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. 3 of the 15 active systems in Grenada County (20%) are also owned by the federal government.
Does U S Engineers - Piney Woods have drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005. The violations listed here began between January 2005 and January 2005. By type: 3 monitoring and reporting. The contaminants or rules involved are Nitrate-Nitrite, Nitrite and Nitrate. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitrate-Nitritecode 1038 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitritecode 1041 | No | Resolved |
| 2005-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Nitratecode 1040 | 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.
U S Engineers - Piney Woods: frequently asked questions
Who runs U S Engineers - Piney Woods?
U S Engineers - Piney Woods (PWSID MS0220059) is a transient non-community water system owned by the federal government. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does U S Engineers - Piney Woods serve?
U S Engineers - Piney Woods reports serving 25 people through 1 service connection in Grenada County, Mississippi.
Where does U S Engineers - Piney Woods 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 U S Engineers - Piney Woods have any drinking water violations?
EPA's records list 3 violations for this system; none is health-based, and the most recent began in January 2005. 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 U S Engineers - Piney Woods' 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 January 2005. For current results, consult EPA ECHO, or the MS state drinking water program.
Where can I find U S Engineers - Piney Woods' water quality report?
The annual Consumer Confidence Report requirement applies to community water systems. U S Engineers - Piney Woods is a 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.
Other water systems in Grenada County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Grenada | Grenada | 12,762 | Community | Groundwater |
| G T & Y Water District Inc. | Grenada | 3,907 | Community | Groundwater |
| Poor House W/A #1 | Grenada | 2,806 | Community | Groundwater |
| Grenada Co W/S-Girl Scout | Grenada | 2,410 | Community | Groundwater |
| Grenada Ind Pk & Airport Water | Grenada | 1,991 | Community | Groundwater |
| Grenada Co W/S-Mondy Rd/Elliot | Grenada | 1,964 | 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, “U S Engineers - Piney Woods, PWSID MS0220059, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/u-s-engineers-piney-woods-ms0220059 (data as of October 1, 2026).