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Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violations in Mississippi

179 active public water systems in Mississippi had a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation in the past three years, 25 of them still unresolved. What Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) is and why it matters.

Health effects: Total coliform bacteria indicate that the disinfection barrier has been breached or fecal contamination is entering the system. E. coli specifically indicates fecal contamination and the possible presence of disease-causing pathogens (norovirus, Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter). Illness can be severe in elderly, young children, and immunocompromised individuals.

Systems with a Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) violation

Unresolved first, then largest first
SystemServesStatusRules violated, 3 yrUnresolved
Town of Port Gibson
Claiborne County
3,047 4 1
Poor House W/a #1
Grenada County
2,806 4 2
MS State Penitentiary-Mn LN
Sunflower County
2,500 4 1
Harmony Water Association #4
Clarke County
2,260 2 0
Harmony Water Association #1
Clarke County
2,186 2 0
Tri-County W/a #1-Jasper
Jasper County
1,861 2 0
Lebanon W/a-West
Holmes County
1,742 4 0
Sweet Home Water & Sewer Dist
Holmes County
1,695 3 1
Town of Tchula
Holmes County
1,642 2 0
Acona Water Association #1
Holmes County
1,373 3 0
Harmony W/a #7-N Enterprise
Clarke County
919 2 0
Harmony Water Association #2
Clarke County
840 2 0
Town of Isola
Humphreys County
700 1 0
Town of Utica
Hinds County
673 4 3
Quick Break, LLC
Lucedale · Jackson County
600 1 0
Romola Water Association
Claiborne County
600 9 1
Neely Utilities
Greene County
499 2 1
MT Zion W/a
Lawrence County
400 4 1
Ridgecrest Estates
Harrison County
350 2 0
Ramsey Springs General Store, LLC
Wiggins · Stone County
300 2 0
The Oaks of Moss Point
Moss Point · Jackson County
300 2 1
Town of Silver City
Silver City · Humphreys County
175 1 0
Kewanee One Stop
Meridian · Lauderdale County
150 2 0
Bluff Creek Mobile Home Park
Jackson County
124 6 2
Crossroads Seafood & Grill, LLC
Picayune · Pearl River County
75 2 0
City of Tupelo
Tupelo · Lee County
37,000 2 0
City of Flowood
Flowood · Rankin County
31,574 2 0
City of Pascagoula
Pascagoula · Jackson County
22,686 4 0
City of Gautier
Jackson County
22,253 2 0
MS State University
Oktibbeha County
15,000 3 0
City of Brookhaven
Brookhaven · Lincoln County
12,513 4 0
City of Ripley
Ripley · Tippah County
11,351 3 0
City of Petal
Petal · Forrest County
9,509 3 0
City of Pontotoc
Pontotoc · Pontotoc County
9,398 5 0
Black Bayou Water Assn.
Washington County
6,917 3 1
City of Hernando-Jaybird
DeSoto County
6,750 4 0
Greenfield Water Association
Rankin County
6,088 4 0
City of Columbia
Columbia · Marion County
5,900 4 0
Kossuth W/a #3-Pine Mountain
Alcorn County
5,830 3 0
Gulf Park
Jackson County
4,813 2 0
City of Belzoni
Belzoni · Humphreys County
4,768 9 2
City of Ellisville
Ellisville · Jones County
4,600 2 0
City of Waynesboro
Waynesboro · Wayne County
4,570 5 0
Smiths Crossing Water Assn
Simpson County
4,480 2 0
Town of Byhalia
Marshall County
4,446 3 0
Old Union Water System
Lee County
3,749 4 0
Town of Guntown
Lee County
3,577 3 0
Reedtown Water Assn
Hinds County
3,260 6 1
Hancock County Water & Sewer
Hancock County
3,254 3 1
Magnolia Rural Water Assn
Pike County
2,922 9 0
About this data

A system is counted once if any of its violations in the past three years involved Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR), including monitoring and reporting lapses. Rules violated and status in the table are for the whole system, not Revised Total Coliform Rule (RTCR) 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. Retrieved from ECHO on Oct 11, 2026.