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Active , MS0040003 , Attala County

Ethel Rural Water Association

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This is a rebuild of Drinking Water Watch and not yet the official record. Use the agency’s current Drinking Water Watch for anything you need to rely on.

Population served
1,544
Population type
Residential
Federal type
Community (C)
State type
Community (C)
Water source, what the sources mean
Ground water 2 active of 2 on record
Service connections
585
Buys water from
None on record
Activity date
Not recorded

Who to contact

Clark, Roger, President
Contact types
Administrative Contact, Owner
Address
P O Box 35, Ethel MS 39067
Shumaker, Galen W, OwnerContact details not published for Shumaker, Galen W
Contact type
Designated Operator
Shumaker, Patricia EContact details not published for Shumaker, Patricia E
Contact type
Operator

No phone number, email address or postal address is published for these contact types; contact details are published only for an Administrative Contact or Owner.

Where the water comes from

Source facilities for Ethel Rural Water Association
FacilityName TypeStatus
WL001 Well WL001 Well Active
WL002 Well WL002 Well Active

  • Well WL001

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

  • Well WL002

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

Who it serves

Serves one service area:

  • RESIDENTIAL AREA
    Type of service area
    Residential
Service connections by type and metering
Service connection typeMetering Connections
Combined ME 3
Residential ME 582
Total 585

Operates year round.

This page shows only the operating periods in effect on September 25, 2026.

Compliance record

31 violations are listed below — validated and not in a violation group. All 275 validated violations, including 244 recorded in 48 violation groups. The most recent was determined Mar 13, 2025.

Please note: some of these violations may have been resolved and/or returned to compliance.

Each violation below links to the enforcement actions the agency has recorded against it.

Violations on record for Ethel Rural Water Association. 1 of them has no analyte on record and reads “Not recorded” in the Analyte column.
Fiscal year Violation Analyte Category Determined
2021 Record Keeping, Without Rule Code, 7120045 Not recorded Reporting Mar 8, 2021
2014 Failure Address Deficiency (GWR), 7120042 Groundwater Rule Treatment Technique Feb 13, 2014
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7120038 Combined Uranium Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7120039 Radium-226 Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7120040 Radium-228 Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7120041 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7120035 Radium-228 Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7120036 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7120037 Radium-226 Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2012 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7120025 Radium-228 Monitoring Jul 13, 2012
2012 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7120026 Radium-228 Monitoring Jul 13, 2012
2012 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7120027 Radium-226 Monitoring Jul 13, 2012
2012 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7120028 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Jul 13, 2012
2012 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7120029 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Jul 13, 2012
2012 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7120030 Radium-226 Monitoring Jul 13, 2012
2012 Monitoring (TCR), Repeat Major, 7119999 Coliform (TCR) Monitoring Nov 4, 2011
2010 CCR Report, 7119910 Consumer Confidence Rule Reporting Jul 2, 2010
2008 Public Notice Rule Linked to Violation, 7120024 Public Notice Public Notice Oct 1, 2008
2008 Public Notice Rule Linked to Violation, 7113208 Public Notice Public Notice Aug 8, 2008
2008 Public Notice Rule Linked to Violation, 7113308 Public Notice Public Notice Aug 8, 2008
2007 CCR Report, 7108907 Consumer Confidence Rule Reporting Jul 25, 2007
2005 CCR Report, 7100405 Consumer Confidence Rule Reporting Dec 13, 2005
2004 CCR Report, 7100204 Consumer Confidence Rule Reporting Oct 27, 2004
2003 CCR Report, 7100103 Consumer Confidence Rule Reporting Jul 1, 2003
1997 Monitoring (TCR), Repeat Major, 197 Coliform (TCR) Monitoring Feb 28, 1997
1996 Monitoring (TCR), Routine Major, 196 Coliform (TCR) Monitoring Sep 30, 1996
1993 Monitoring (TCR), Repeat Minor, 10793 Coliform (TCR) Monitoring Jul 31, 1993
1992 Monitoring (TCR), Repeat Minor, 11292 Coliform (TCR) Monitoring Dec 31, 1992
1992 MCL (TCR), Monthly, 11192 Coliform (TCR) Maximum Contaminant Level Nov 30, 1992
1992 Monitoring (TCR), Routine Minor, 10492 Coliform (TCR) Monitoring Apr 30, 1992
1991 Monitoring (TCR), Routine Major, 10291 Coliform (TCR) Monitoring Feb 28, 1991

1 of these violations has no analyte on record and reads “Not recorded” in the Analyte column.

What a violation is. Violations are issued for a public water system when there is a failure to meet certain state/region or federal drinking water regulations.

  • Monitoring — A MON violation is a violation of a monitoring requirement or a reporting requirement associated with the monitoring. A monitoring violation occurs when a public water system owner does not collect a required sample. A reporting violation occurs when a public water system owner does not report the result(s) to the state from a sample that was collected. When a public water system's owner does not collect a required sample, the violation is often referred to as a monitoring and reporting violation.
  • Reporting — A RPT violation occurs when public water system owners fail to report certain information. The RPT category does not include the failure to report analytical results, which falls under the MON category.
  • Public Notice — A PN violation occurs when a public water system owner does not notify the public about another violation in a timely or appropriate fashion.
  • Maximum Contaminant Level — An MCL violation means a contaminant has been detected above maximum contaminant level consistently in drinking water. MCL is the highest level of contamination that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allows in drinking water. MCLs ensure that drinking water does not pose a short-term or long-term health risk.
  • Treatment Technique — A TT violation occurs when a public water system owner fails to apply a prescribed treatment technique by the allotted time. Actions that are classified as treatment techniques are broad. Examples of TT violations include: failure to employ a certified operator, inadequate removal of organic materials from raw water.

These definitions are quoted from the help text published with these pages.

This site shows what the agency publishes to the public. Records the agency holds but does not publish will not appear here, however complete this rebuild becomes.

Source. Mississippi State Department of Health, SDWIS/STATE, read when this page was built. What this site does and does not cover.

Not published here yet

  • Consumer Confidence Report generation, which the agency's application produces as a downloadable report
  • The Standardized Monitoring Framework spreadsheet the agency offers for download from a system's page

The agency publishes these; this rebuild does not carry them yet. Find them in Drinking Water Watch.