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HERMANVILLE WATER ASSOCIATION vs CITY OF JACKSON

Water quality comparison — risk levels, violations, PFAS records, and contaminants

Quick Answer

Both utilities share the same risk level (safe). HERMANVILLE WATER ASSOCIATION has 0 open health-based violations and 0 PFAS records. CITY OF JACKSON has 1 open health-based violation and 348 PFAS records.

HERMANVILLE WATER ASSOCIATION

Mississippi · MS0110003

Overall Risk Level

No Concerns Detected

No Concern
Low
Moderate
High
Critical

Water meets all safety standards with no detected exceedances.

0

Open violations

0

PFAS records

CITY OF JACKSON

Mississippi · MS0250008

Overall Risk Level

No Concerns Detected

No Concern
Low
Moderate
High
Critical

Water meets all safety standards with no detected exceedances.

1

Open violations

348

PFAS records

Head-to-Head Comparison

MetricHERMANVILLE WATER ASSOCIATIONCITY OF JACKSON
StateMississippiMississippi
Risk LevelNo Concerns DetectedNo Concerns Detected
Population Served1,442189,673
Open Health Violations01
Total Violations044
PFAS RecordsNone detected348
OwnershipPublic/PrivateLocal
Service TypeGroundwaterSurface water
City ServedJackson

Contaminants in Violation Records

HERMANVILLE WATER ASSOCIATION

No named contaminants in violation records.

CITY OF JACKSON

  • Lead
  • Nitrate
  • Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
  • Coliform (TCR)
  • Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)

Key Differences

HERMANVILLE WATER ASSOCIATION has 0 open health-based violations vs. 1 for CITY OF JACKSON.

HERMANVILLE WATER ASSOCIATION has 0 PFAS records vs. 348 for CITY OF JACKSON.

What Should I Do?

If either utility shows open violations or elevated PFAS records, consider:

  • Installing a reverse osmosis filter — removes PFAS, lead, arsenic, nitrates, and most heavy metals.
  • Requesting your utility’s annual Consumer Confidence Report (CCR) for the most current test results.
  • Ordering a certified lab water test if you want contaminant-specific data for your address.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is safer — HERMANVILLE WATER ASSOCIATION or CITY OF JACKSON?

Both utilities share the same risk level (safe). Both utilities have similar violation profiles — review the full data above to decide based on specific contaminants that concern you.

What does "open health-based violation" mean?

An open health-based violation means a water system has exceeded an EPA Maximum Contaminant Level (MCL) or failed to meet a treatment technique — and the violation has not yet been resolved. These are the most serious type of water quality violations.

How current is this data?

Violation data comes from EPA's Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), which is updated as utilities report. PFAS data comes from EPA's UCMR 5 monitoring (2023–2025). Risk levels are recalculated daily.

What does PWSID mean?

PWSID stands for Public Water System ID — a unique federal identifier assigned to each community water system. You can use it to look up a system in EPA's ECHO database.

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