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COLUMBUS LIGHT & WATER

COLUMBUS, MS · ~23,616 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MS0440003

State

Mississippi

City

COLUMBUS

Population served

23,616

Primary source

Groundwater

Score history

No change since tracking began Jun 18, 2026.

Jun 18, 2026 · score 100 Jun 18, 2026 · score 100

2 score updates logged since tracking began Jun 18, 2026. Each future EPA re-score adds a point.

PFAS & contaminant readings

Latest detections from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (through Apr 2025). Levels in parts per trillion (ppt).

Lithium

9,060 ppt

limit —

No federal limit

Violations & enforcement

45

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

0

Health-based

61

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jul 2009. Official EPA record →

Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 0999 began Oct 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Uranium began Jul 2008 Resolved
Other · EPA contaminant 7000 began Jul 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Combined radium-226/228 began Jul 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Jul 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Uranium began Jul 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Combined radium-226/228 began Jul 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Jul 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Apr 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Gross alpha began Apr 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Combined radium-226/228 began Apr 2008 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Uranium began Apr 2008 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SIF Jul 2009
  • State action · SIF Jul 2009
  • State action · SIF Jul 2009
  • State action · SIF Jul 2009
  • State action · SIF Jul 2009
  • State action · SIF Jul 2009
  • State action · SIF Jul 2009
  • State action · SIF Jul 2009

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MS0440003 — SDWIS violations and UCMR5 PFAS sampling. The score is system-level and can’t account for your home’s plumbing (older pipes can add lead at the tap). For health decisions, check your exact address, read the utility’s Consumer Confidence Report, and confirm with your provider.