Public water system · MS0160010
ActiveWillow Grove Water Assn
At a glance
Willow Grove Water Assn (PWSID MS0160010) is an active community water system in Covington County, Mississippi. It reports serving 2,284 people through 865 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
2,284
Service connections
865
Primary source
GW
Groundwater
System type
CWS
Community water system
System record
How does Willow Grove Water Assn compare with other water systems in Covington County?
By EPA's size categories, Willow Grove Water Assn is a small system (501 to 3,300 people). Covington County has 10 active public water systems, and Willow Grove Water Assn is the 4th-largest of them by population served. Its population served is about 47% above the county average of 1,557 people per system, and accounts for 15% of the 15,574 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 Willow Grove Water Assn is about 66% 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 Willow Grove Water Assn?
EPA lists Willow Grove Water Assn 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. 5 of the 10 active systems in Covington County (50%) are also under public/private ownership.
Does Willow Grove Water Assn 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 October 2012 and January 2024. By type: 11 monitoring and reporting and 1 monitoring. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Radium-226 (3 of them). EPA lists 10 as resolved and 2 as archived. 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. Archived means the violation was not marked resolved but is more than five years past the end of the noncompliance period, so it no longer counts toward current compliance status.
| Began | Violation | Contaminant or rule | Health-based | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Total trihalomethanes (TTHM)code 2950 | No | Archived |
| 2024-01-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Haloacetic acids (HAA5)code 2456 | No | Archived |
| 2022-04-01 | MonitoringMonitoring, Routine (RTCR) · code 3A | Revised Total Coliform Rulecode 8000 | No | Resolved |
| 2022-04-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring and Reporting (DBP) · code 27 | Chlorinecode 0999 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-226code 4020 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Radium-228code 4030 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03 | Combined Uraniumcode 4006 | No | Resolved |
| 2012-10-01 | 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.
Willow Grove Water Assn: frequently asked questions
Who runs Willow Grove Water Assn?
Willow Grove Water Assn (PWSID MS0160010) is a community water system under public/private ownership. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.
How many people does Willow Grove Water Assn serve?
Willow Grove Water Assn reports serving 2,284 people through 865 service connections in Covington County, Mississippi.
Where does Willow Grove Water Assn 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 Willow Grove Water Assn 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 Willow Grove Water Assn'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 Willow Grove Water Assn's water quality report?
As a community water system, Willow Grove Water Assn 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 Covington County
| Water system | County | Population served | Type | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest Covington W/A | Covington | 3,601 | Community | Groundwater |
| City of Collins | Covington | 2,921 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Covington W/A-South | Covington | 2,326 | Community | Groundwater |
| North Covington W/A-North | Covington | 1,259 | Community | Groundwater |
| Town of Mount Olive | Covington | 1,032 | Community | Groundwater |
| Sanderson Farms LLC | Covington | 1,000 | Non-transient non-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, “Willow Grove Water Assn, PWSID MS0160010, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/willow-grove-water-assn-ms0160010 (data as of October 1, 2026).