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Cyanide violations in Mississippi

10 active public water systems in Mississippi had a Cyanide violation in the past three years. What Cyanide is and why it matters.

Health effects: Acute high-dose cyanide exposure interferes with cellular oxygen use and can cause rapid deterioration of the central nervous system, including headache, dizziness, and in severe cases, loss of consciousness. Chronic exposure at lower levels is associated with thyroid dysfunction and nerve damage. Most drinking water violations pose chronic rather than acute risk.

Systems with a Cyanide violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Magnolia Rural Water Assn
Pike County
2,922 9 0
Town of Shaw
Bolivar County
1,639 2 0
Hiwannee Water Association #2
Wayne County
956 5 0
Town of Duck Hill
Montgomery County
924 4 0
Siloam W/a #3-Beasley Well
Clay County
810 4 1
Town of Cary
Sharkey County
591 9 0
Macedonia Water Association
Calhoun County
528 3 1
Town of Beulah
Bolivar County
475 3 0
Oakdale Estates and Lake Suente
Tate County
135 3 1
Symonds Water Association
Bolivar County
129 5 2
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Cyanide, including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Cyanide alone.

Source: the U.S. EPA's Enforcement and Compliance History Online system (ECHO), which publishes the federal Safe Drinking Water Information System. EPA's terms and values are shown as published. The Mississippi records are from EPA's data refresh of Oct 7, 2026; EPA refreshes this data quarterly, and states report to EPA with a lag of three to six months, so the newest violations may not appear yet.