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Active , MS0440003 , Lowndes County

Columbus Light & Water

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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
23,616
Population type
Residential
Federal type
Community (C)
State type
Community (C)
Water source, what the sources mean
Ground water 8 active of 9 on record
Service connections
10,553
Buys water from
None on record
Activity date
Not recorded

Who to contact

Verdell, Angela, General Manager
Contact types
Administrative Contact, Owner
Address
P O Box 949, Columbus MS 39703
Brown, Mitchell LContact details not published for Brown, Mitchell L
Contact type
Designated Operator
Mccoy, Antarrio DContact details not published for Mccoy, Antarrio D
Contact type
Operator
Mitchell, Lloyd SContact details not published for Mitchell, Lloyd S
Contact type
Operator
Sherrod, JeromeContact details not published for Sherrod, Jerome
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 Columbus Light & Water
FacilityName TypeStatus
WL001 Well WL001 Well Active
WL002 Well WL002 Well Active
WL004 Well WL004 Well Active
WL005 Well WL005 Well Active
WL006 Well WL006 Well Active
WL007 Well WL007 Well Active
WL008 Well WL008 Well Active
WL009 Well WL009 Well Active
WL003 Well WL003 Well Inactive

  • Well WL001

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

  • Well WL002

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

  • Well WL004

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

  • Well WL005

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

  • Well WL006

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

  • Well WL007

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

  • Well WL008

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

  • Well WL009

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

  • Well WL003

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Inactive

Who it serves

Serves one service area:

  • MUNICIPALITY
    Type of service area
    Residential
Service connections by type and metering
Service connection typeMetering Connections
Combined ME 2,750
Combined UM (Unmetered) 188
Residential ME 7,615
Total 10,553

Operates year round.

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

Compliance record

5 violations are listed below — validated and not in a violation group. All 47 validated violations, including 42 recorded in 14 violation groups. The most recent was determined Feb 4, 2009.

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 Columbus Light & Water.
Fiscal year Violation Analyte Category Determined
2009 Monitoring, Routine (DBP), Minor, 16109 Chlorine Monitoring Feb 4, 2009
2008 CCR Report, 11708 Consumer Confidence Rule Reporting Jul 2, 2008
2005 CCR Report, 11405 Consumer Confidence Rule Reporting Dec 10, 2005
1992 MCL (TCR), Monthly, 11192 Coliform (TCR) Maximum Contaminant Level Nov 30, 1992
1991 MCL (TCR), Monthly, 11291 Coliform (TCR) Maximum Contaminant Level Dec 31, 1991

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.