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TOWN OF BENTONIA

BENTONIA, MS · ~318 people served

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100
Excellent
PurityRadar safety score

PWSID

MS0820002

State

Mississippi

City

BENTONIA

Population served

318

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

No PFAS detections are on record for this system from EPA’s UCMR5 monitoring (2023–25). Absence of a detection isn’t a guarantee — not every system was sampled, and this dataset doesn’t cover other contaminants.

Violations & enforcement

132

Violations on record

0

Unaddressed

2

Health-based

82

Enforcement actions

From EPA ECHO (SDWIS), most recent enforcement Jan 2025. Official EPA record →

Max contaminant level (MCL) · Total coliform health-based began Jul 2014 Resolved
Treatment technique · EPA contaminant 0700 health-based began Sep 2013 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4030 began Jul 2012 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4020 began Jul 2012 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Combined radium-226/228 began Jul 2012 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4030 began Apr 2012 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4020 began Apr 2012 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4020 began Jan 2012 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4030 began Jan 2012 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · Combined radium-226/228 began Oct 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4020 began Oct 2011 Resolved
Monitoring & reporting · EPA contaminant 4030 began Oct 2011 Resolved

Recent enforcement actions

  • State action · SO+ Jan 2025
  • State action · SOX Jan 2023
  • State action · SIE Dec 2022
  • State action · SFJ Dec 2022
  • State action · SOX Aug 2014
  • State action · SIF Aug 2014
  • State action · SFJ Aug 2014
  • State action · SIE Aug 2014

This profile is built from EPA public records for system MS0820002 — 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.