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Water utility · Pontotoc County · Mississippi

Algoma Water Association

No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years.

Serves about 6,879 people (2,606 connections) with groundwater from its own wells.

  • PWSID MS0580001
  • EPA registered name: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION
  • EPA record checked May 18, 2026
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Mailing address
P O BOX 123
ALGOMA, MS 38820
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EPA compliance record

What EPA's record shows

1 health-based violation in the last 10 years, from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

Recent health-based violations for Algoma Water Association (PWSID MS0580001)
PeriodContaminantMeasuredLegal limitEPA status
From October 2024Lead and copper rule revisions––Resolved
  • Lead: the 90th-percentile result in the latest lead and copper round (the round ending December 31, 2023) was 2.7 µg/L. The federal action level is 15 µg/L, a trigger for more treatment steps, not a legal limit.
  • Missed or late tests or reports: 6 in 10 years.
  • EPA lists 12 enforcement actions in 10 years; the latest on August 13, 2025.
Lab results EPA required (UCMR 5)

1 of 30 contaminants detected in EPA testing

EPA required this system to test for 30 unregulated and emerging contaminants, from March 2025 to October 2025.

  • LithiumAbove the referenced health-based guidance value
    10 µg/L EPA health reference level · not a legal limit
    37.5µg/L
Results as a table30 results with limit, status, sample date and source
EPA-required lab results (UCMR 5) for Algoma Water Association (PWSID MS0580001), Mississippi
ContaminantResultLimitStatusSampledSource
Lithium37.5 µg/L10 µg/L EPA health reference level (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limitAbove the referenced health-based guidance value2025-03-17 to 2025-09-23UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)< 2 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)< 5 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-09-23UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)< 6 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-09-23UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)< 20 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)< 4 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)< 3 ng/L2,000 ng/L EPA health advisory (screening, not a legal limit)Screening level, not a legal limitNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)< 5 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)< 3 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)< 3 ng/L400,000 ng/L Michigan EGLE state MCL (strictest US state)Not detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)< 4 ng/L10 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)< 4 ng/L4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)< 4 ng/L4.0 ng/L federal MCL (2024)Not detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)< 4 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)< 3 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)< 8 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-09-23UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)< 7 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-09-23UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)< 2 ng/LNo federal or state limit; shown for transparencyNot detected above the reporting limit2025-03-17 to 2025-10-28UCMR5 Analytical Results: ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION (MS0580001)
Not detected (29)
  • 11-Chloroeicosafluoro-3-oxaundecane-1-sulfonic acid (11Cl-PF3OUdS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorohexane sulfonic acid (4:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (6:2 FTS)
  • 1H, 1H, 2H, 2H-perfluorodecane sulfonic acid (8:2 FTS)
  • 9-Chlorohexadecafluoro-3-oxanone-1-sulfonic acid (9Cl-PF3ONS)
  • 4,8-Dioxa-3H-perfluorononanoic acid (ADONA)
  • Hexafluoropropylene oxide dimer acid (HFPO-DA) (GenX chemicals)
  • N-ethyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NEtFOSAA)
  • Nonafluoro-3,6-dioxaheptanoic acid (NFDHA)
  • N-methyl perfluorooctanesulfonamidoacetic acid (NMeFOSAA)
  • Perfluorobutanoic acid (PFBA)
  • Perfluorobutanesulfonic acid (PFBS)
  • Perfluorodecanoic acid (PFDA)
  • Perfluorododecanoic acid (PFDoA)
  • Perfluoro (2-ethoxyethane) sulfonic acid (PFEESA)
  • Perfluoroheptanoic acid (PFHpA)
  • Perfluoroheptanesulfonic acid (PFHpS)
  • Perfluorohexanoic acid (PFHxA)
  • Perfluorohexanesulfonic acid (PFHxS)
  • Perfluoro-4-methoxybutanoic acid (PFMBA)
  • Perfluoro-3-methoxypropanoic acid (PFMPA)
  • Perfluorononanoic acid (PFNA)
  • Perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA)
  • Perfluorooctanesulfonic acid (PFOS)
  • Perfluoropentanoic acid (PFPeA)
  • Perfluoropentanesulfonic acid (PFPeS)
  • Perfluorotetradecanoic acid (PFTA)
  • Perfluorotridecanoic acid (PFTrDA)
  • Perfluoroundecanoic acid (PFUnA)
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What is the phone number for Algoma Water Association?

Algoma Water Association's phone number on EPA record is 662-489-8351. Its mailing address is P O BOX 123, ALGOMA, MS 38820.

Where does Algoma Water Association get its water?

According to EPA's record, Algoma Water Association uses groundwater from its own wells.

Does Algoma Water Association have any EPA violations?

EPA's record shows 1 health-based violation for Algoma Water Association in the 10 years to July 9, 2026. No open health-based violations on EPA record in the last 10 years. EPA also lists 6 missed or late tests or reports in 10 years. The record comes from EPA's SDWIS compliance database.

What is Algoma Water Association's latest lead result?

The 90th-percentile lead result in Algoma Water Association's latest lead and copper round, which ended in December 2023, was 2.7 µg/L, below the federal action level of 15 µg/L.

Who do I contact about my Algoma Water Association water bill?

PurityMap has no verified website for Algoma Water Association. Its phone number on EPA record is 662-489-8351. Its mailing address on EPA record is P O BOX 123, ALGOMA, MS 38820. Your water bill lists the ways to contact your supplier and pay. PurityMap does not take payments.