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Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violations in Mississippi

71 active public water systems in Mississippi had a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation in the past three years, 71 of them in the latest quarter of EPA's data. What Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Lead: no safe level for children. Causes irreversible neurological damage, impaired cognitive development, behavioral problems, and reduced IQ in children under 6. In adults: hypertension, cardiovascular disease, kidney damage. Copper: acute gastrointestinal distress at high levels; liver/kidney damage at very high chronic levels.

Systems with a Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) violation

Latest quarter first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Janice W/a #1
Perry County
602 1 1
High Hill Water Association
Scott County
600 2 1
Valley Park W/a
Issaquena County
533 6 1
Macedonia Water Association
Calhoun County
528 3 1
Siloam W/a #4-Pine Bluff
Clay County
515 3 1
Town of Chunky
Newton County
507 2 1
Helena Utility District
Jackson County
497 2 1
Leaf Water Association-South
Greene County
459 2 1
Moore Bayou Water Association
Coahoma County
438 4 1
Pineville Water Association #1
Smith County
438 1 1
MT Zion W/a
Lawrence County
400 4 1
Town of Winstonville
Bolivar County
356 2 1
International Paper CO
Warren County
325 1 1
Castalian W/a
Holmes County
321 1 1
Union W/a
Choctaw County
300 1 1
Scott Combined Water & Sewer D
Bolivar County
288 1 1
Delta Mobile Home PK & Apt
Leflore County
230 1 1
East Lee Blvd Water Assn.
Oktibbeha County
211 1 1
Town of Coahoma
Coahoma County
200 2 1
Deeson-Roundlake Water Corp
Bolivar County
187 1 1
The Highlands
Tate County
172 2 1
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Lead and Copper Rule (LCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Lead and Copper Rule (LCR) 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.