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Pearl River Central W/A - Bi Co water quality report, rewritten

Serves
4,406
Connections
1,669
Water source
Groundwater
Based in
McNeill, MS
County
Pearl River
Owner
Public and private
The 5 ZIP codes it serves

39426, 39457, 39466, 39470, 39573

PWSID MS0550058 · EPA data

Read this first

  • Lead (above the health goal) In the latest period, 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below 16.6 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level. The action level drops to 10 ppb on Nov. 1, 2027, and this result is at or above that. EPA’s health goal for lead is zero.
  • Lithium (above EPA’s health benchmark) was found in four of 4 samples, highest 11.8 ppb. Above EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb, a screening level rather than an enforceable limit.

No health-based violations on file since 2016. EPA lists 3 monitoring or reporting violations, which are paperwork and testing lapses rather than water quality findings.

What handles it

What was found

Highlighted: above the health goal, or EPA’s health benchmark where there is no goal. Circled: above the legal limit in at least one sample, or the action level. Every scale puts that line at its middle.

PFAS and lithium: EPA UCMR 5, samples taken from March 21, 2023 to Sept. 26, 2023. Each blue tick on a scale is one sample where it was found.

Lead and copper: EPA SDWIS monitoring periods ending 2009 to 2024. The pointer marks the latest period; each blue tick is an earlier one.

Lead (above the health goal)

Comes from pipes, often your own

16.6 (above the action level)ppb

90th percentile, 2022 to 2024

In the latest period, 9 in 10 homes sampled were at or below 16.6 ppb, above the 15 ppb action level. The action level drops to 10 ppb on Nov. 1, 2027, and this result is at or above that. EPA’s health goal for lead is zero.

What handles it

11.8ppb

Highest of 4 samples; found in four

Above EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb, a screening level rather than an enforceable limit.

What handles it

No certification claim covers this compound yet.

Tested and not found

Below EPA’s minimum reporting level in every sample taken from March 21, 2023 to Sept. 26, 2023. Not found means not measured above that level, which is not the same as zero.

All 29 compounds tested and not found
  • 11Cl-PF3OUdS
  • 4:2 FTS
  • 6:2 FTS
  • 8:2 FTS
  • 9Cl-PF3ONS
  • ADONA
  • HFPO-DA (GenX)
  • NEtFOSAA
  • NFDHA
  • NMeFOSAA
  • PFBA
  • PFBS
  • PFDA
  • PFDoA
  • PFEESA
  • PFHpA
  • PFHpS
  • PFHxA
  • PFHxS
  • PFMBA
  • PFMPA
  • PFNA
  • PFOA
  • PFOS
  • PFPeA
  • PFPeS
  • PFTA
  • PFTrDA
  • PFUnA

Violations since 2016

No health-based violations on file with EPA since 2016. There are 3 monitoring or reporting violations: a sample missed, late or not reported.

What handles it

A certification covers specific claims, not a whole standard. Look for these claims on the certifier’s listing, not the box. Wording varies a little: NSF writes “Lead Reduction,” WQA just “Lead.”

At the tap, or for the whole house?

Lead and copper usually come from pipes and fixtures inside or near your home. A whole-house system sits where water enters, so it cannot catch what your own plumbing adds after it. For those, the filter that counts is the one at the tap. How whole-house systems compare.

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What this report cannot tell you

  • Levels of everything else. Federal bulk data carries results for PFAS, lithium, lead and copper, and violations for the rest. Nitrate, arsenic, disinfection byproducts and other levels are in Pearl River Central W/A - Bi Co’s own annual report, which it must send you every year.
  • Your own plumbing. Lead results are the 90th percentile across homes the utility samples. Your home’s service line, solder and fixtures decide yours. A certified lab test is the only way to know.
  • Anything after the latest data. SDWIS data is from 2026 Q2; UCMR 5 samples are from March 21, 2023 to Sept. 26, 2023.

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What to do next

  • Read up on the 2 marked results

    What each one does to health, where it comes from, and the certification claim that addresses it.

    Start with Lead

  • Get the utility’s own report

    Pearl River Central W/A - Bi Co must send you a water quality report every year. It lists nitrate, arsenic and byproduct levels this page cannot.

    How to read it

  • Test your own tap for lead

    Your service line, solder and fixtures decide the lead at your faucet, not the utility’s average.

    Lead in your water: what to do

  • Compare certified filters

    What the filters certified for these results cost over five years, cartridges included.

    Compare five-year costs