Is Choctaw - Bogue Chitto Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Native American

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

206

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2016-01-01 → 2016-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2016-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2016-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2016-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2016-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2016-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2016-12-31
MR	Monitoring	Resolved	2014-01-01 → 2016-12-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the single worst sample on record — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	495.3 µg/L 38% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	50/50	SYR4	2012–2017
Lead	6 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L	33/50	SYR4	2012–2017
Fluoride	1300 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	20/20	SYR4	2012–2017
Lead	0.0190 mg/L 127% above the EPA limit of 0.0150 mg/L	12/12	LCR	2023
Nitrate	80 µg/L 0.8% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	100 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrite	20 µg/L 2% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	6/7	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	33.5 µg/L 1.7% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	3/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Mercury	0.2000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	2/3	SYR4	2013–2017
1,1,1-Trichloroethane	0.5000 µg/L 0.3% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
1,1,2-Trichloroethane	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
1,1-Dichloroethylene	0.5000 µg/L 7.1% of the EPA limit 7 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene	0.5000 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
1,2-Dichloroethane	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
1,2-Dichloropropane	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/5	SYR4	2012–2018
Benzene	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Chlorobenzene	0.5000 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Carbon Tetrachloride	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Chromium	0.6000 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9600 pCi/L 19% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Combined Uranium	1.4304 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Dichloromethane	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Ethylbenzene	0.5000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 700 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	0.3600 pCi/L 2.4% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	1/1	SYR4	2017
Selenium	2.5 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/3	SYR4	2013–2017
Styrene	0.5000 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Tetrachloroethylene	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Toluene	0.5000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Trichloroethylene	0.5000 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Vinyl Chloride	0.5000 µg/L 25% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
Xylenes, Total	0.5000 µg/L 0% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
cis-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.5000 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 70 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
O-Dichlorobenzene	0.5000 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 600 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
P-Dichlorobenzene	0.5000 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 75 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018
trans-1,2-Dichloroethylene	0.5000 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 100 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2012–2018

32 contaminants tested, none detected

1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranChlordaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDi(2-ethylhexyl) PhthalateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineThallium, TotalToxaphene

Utility contact

Contact: SHUMAKER, REGGIE
Phone: 601-650-1760
Email: reggie.shumaker@choctaw.org

Frequently asked questions about Choctaw - Bogue Chitto

Is Choctaw - Bogue Chitto tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 35 contaminants in Choctaw - Bogue Chitto's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in Choctaw - Bogue Chitto's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Fluoride, Lead, Nitrate, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Choctaw - Bogue Chitto serve?

Choctaw - Bogue Chitto reports serving 919 people in Mississippi, per its EPA record.

Has Choctaw - Bogue Chitto had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 206 violations on file for Choctaw - Bogue Chitto, of which 0 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.