City of Senatobia
2024 Consumer Confidence Report
PWS ID# 0690005
Spanish (Espanol)
Este informe contiene informacion muy importante sobre la calidad de su agua potable. Por favor lea este informe o comuniquese con alguien que pueda traducir la informacion.
Is my water safe?
We are pleased to present this year’s Annual Water Quality Report (Consumer Confidence Report) as required by the Safe Drinking Water Act (SDWA). This report is designed to provide details about where your water comes from, what it contains, and how it compares to standards set by regulatory agencies. This report is a snapshot of last year’s water quality. We are committed to providing you with information because informed customers are our best allies.
Do I need to take special precautions?
Some people may be more vulnerable to contaminants in drinking water than the general population. Immuno-compromised persons such as persons with cancer undergoing chemotherapy, persons who have undergone organ transplants, people with HIV/AIDS or other immune system disorders, some elderly, and infants can be particularly at risk from infections. These people should seek advice about drinking water from their health care providers.
EPA/Centers for Disease Control (CDC) guidelines on appropriate means to lessen the risk of infection by Cryptosporidium and other microbial contaminants are available from the Safe Water Drinking Hotline (800-426-4791).
Where does my water come from?
Our water comes from the Lower Wilcox Aquifer. The City has 5 deep wells to serve its customers.
Source water assessment and its availability
A source water assessment has been completed and copies are available at the Public Works Department Office located at 405 Strayhorn Street.
Why are there contaminants in my drinking water?
Drinking water, including bottled water, may reasonably be expected to contain at least small amounts of some contaminants. The presence of contaminants does not necessarily indicate that water poses a health risk. More information about contaminants and potential health effects can be obtained by calling the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800-426-4791).
The sources of drinking water (both tap water and bottled water) include rivers, lakes, streams, ponds, reservoirs, springs, and wells. As water travels over the surface of the land or through the ground, it dissolves naturally occurring minerals and, in some cases, radioactive material, and can pick up substances resulting from the presence of animals or from human activity: microbial contaminants, such as viruses and bacteria, that may come from sewage treatment plants, septic systems, agricultural livestock operations, and wildlife; inorganic contaminants, such as salts and metals, which can be naturally occurring or result from urban stormwater runoff, industrial, or domestic wastewater discharges, oil and gas production, mining, or farming; pesticides and herbicides, which may come from a variety of sources such as agriculture, urban stormwater runoff, and residential uses; organic Chemical Contaminants, including synthetic and volatile organic chemicals, which are by-products of industrial processes and petroleum production, and can also come from gas stations, urban stormwater runoff, and septic systems; and radioactive contaminants, which can be naturally occurring or be the result of oil and gas production and mining activities. In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations that limit the amount of certain contaminants in water provided by public water systems. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations establish limits for contaminants in bottled water which must provide the same protection for public health. The wells for The City of Senatobia have received moderate susceptibility rankings to contamination. In addition to the contaminants listed in the table, we tested for additional organic chemicals for which the state and EPA have set standards. We found no detectable levels of those chemicals.
How can I get involved?
You are welcome to call our office at 662-562-8288. Our office hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday.
Violations
The City of Senatobia received violations for failure to prepare and report the Lead Service Line Inventory (LSLI) to the MS State Department of Health, Bureau of Public Supply, by October 16, 2024, as required by the Lead and Copper Rule Revisions. We submitted the Lead Service Line Inventory on March 19, 2025.
Regulation Governing Fluoridation of Community Water Supplies
To comply with the “Regulation Governing Fluoridation of Community Water Supplies”, MS0690005 is required to report certain results pertaining to fluoridation of our water system. The number of months in the previous calendar year in which average fluoride sample results were within the optimal range of 0.6 – 1.2 parts per million ppm was 1. The percentage of fluoride samples collected in the previous calendar year that was within the optimal range of 0.6
– 1.2 ppm was 13%. The number of months samples were collected and analyzed in the previous calendar year was 11.
Lead Educational Statement
Lead can cause serious health problems, especially for pregnant women and young children. Lead in drinking water is primarily from materials and components associated with service lines and home plumbing. The City of Senatobia is responsible for providing high quality drinking water and removing lead pipes but cannot control the variety of materials used in plumbing components in your home. You share the responsibility for protecting yourself and your family from the lead in your home plumbing. You can take responsibility by identifying and removing lead materials within your home plumbing and taking steps to reduce your family’s risk. Before drinking tap water, flush your pipes for several minutes by running your tap, taking a shower, doing laundry or a load of dishes. You can also use a filter certified by an American National Standards Institute accredited certifier to reduce lead in drinking water. If you are concerned about lead in your water and wish to have your water tested, contact Bodie Locke at 662-562-8288. Information on lead in drinking water, testing methods, and steps you can take to minimize exposure is available at http://www.epa.gov/safewater/lead. The MS Public Health Laboratory (MPHL) can provide information on lead and copper testing and/or other laboratories certified to analyze lead and copper in drinking water. MPHL can be reached at 601-576-7582 (Jackson, MS).
Additional Information for Arsenic
While your drinking water meets EPA’s standard for arsenic, it does contain low levels of arsenic. EPA’s standard balances the current understanding of arsenic’s possible health effects against the costs of removing arsenic from drinking water. EPA continues to research the health effects of low levels of arsenic, which is a mineral known to cause cancer in humans at high concentrations and is linked to other health effects such as skin damage and circulatory problems.
Water Quality Data Table
In order to ensure that tap water is safe to drink, EPA prescribes regulations which limit the amount of contaminants in water provided by public water systems. The table below lists all of the drinking water contaminants that we detected during the calendar year of this report. Although many more contaminants were tested, only those substances listed below were found in your water. All sources of drinking water contain some naturally occurring contaminants. At low levels, these substances are generally not harmful in our drinking water. Removing all contaminants would be extremely expensive, and in most cases, would not provide increased protection of public health. A few naturally occurring minerals may actually improve the taste of drinking water and have nutritional value at low levels. Unless otherwise noted, the data presented in this table is from testing done in the calendar year of the report. The EPA or the State requires us to monitor for certain contaminants less than once per year because the concentrations of these contaminants do not vary significantly from year to year, or the system is not considered vulnerable to this type of contamination. As such, some of our data, though representative, may be more than one year old. In this table you will find terms and abbreviations that might not be familiar to you. To help you better understand these terms, we have provided the definitions below the table.
| Contaminants | MCLG | MCL, | Range | Violation | Typical Source | ||||||||
| or | TT, or | Your | Sample | ||||||||||
| MRDLG | MRDL | Water | Low | High | Date | ||||||||
| Radioactive contaminants | |||||||||||||
| Gross Alpha (PCI/L) | 0 | 15 | 3.1 | NA | NA | 2018 | No | Erosion of Natural Deposits | |||||
| Radium-226 (PCI/L) | NA | NA | 0.37 | NA | NA | 2019 | No | Erosion of Natural Deposits | |||||
| Radium- 228 (PCI/L) | NA | NA | 1.0 | NA | NA | 2019 | No | Erosion of Natural Deposits | |||||
| Combined Uranium (PCI/L)
(ppb) |
0 | 30 | <0.5 | NA | NA | 2024 | No | Erosion of Natural Deposits | |||||
| Contaminants | MCLG | MCL, | Range | Violation | Typical Source | ||||||||
| or | TT, or | Your | Sample | ||||||||||
| MRDLG | MRDL | Water | Low | High | Date | ||||||||
| Disinfectants & Disinfectant By-Products | |||||||||||||
| (There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants) | |||||||||||||
| Chlorine (as Cl2) (ppm) | 4 | 4 | 1.10 | 0.16 | 3.90 | 2024 | N
o |
Water additive used to control microbes | |||||
| TTHMs [Total
Trihalomethanes] (ppb) |
NA | 80 | 0.040 | 13.400 | 40.100 | 2024 | N
o |
By-product of drinking water disinfection | |||||
| Haloacetic acids Haa5 (ppb) | NA | 60 | 0.007 | 0.000 | 07.170 | 2024 | N
o |
By-product of drinking water disinfection | |||||
| Inorganic Contaminants | |||||||||||||
| Fluoride (ppm) | 4 | 4 | 1.35 | 0.38 | 1.35 | 2022 | N
o |
Erosion of natural deposits; Water additive which promotes strong teeth; Discharge from fertilizer and aluminum factories | |||||
| Barium (ppm) | 2 | 2 | .0215 | .010 | .0215 | 2022 | N
o |
Discharge of drilling wastes; discharge from metal refineries; erosion of natural deposits | |||||
| Chromium (ppm) | 0.10 | 0.10 | .0005 | <.0005 | .0005 | 2022 | N
o |
Discharge from steel and pulp mills; erosion of natural deposits | |||||
| Sodium (ppm) | 20 | 20 | 71.5 | 68.4 | 71.5 | 2023 | No | Road salt, water treatment chemicals, water softeners, and sewage effluents. | |||||
| Nitrates | |||||||||||||
| Nitrates (ppm) | 10 | 10 | <0.08 | <0.08 | <0.08 | 2024 | No | Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural | |||||
| deposits | ||||||||
| Nitrites (ppm) | 1 | 1 | <0.02 | <0.02 | <0.02 | 2024 | No | Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural
deposits |
| Nitrates- Nitrites (ppm) | 10 | 10 | <0.1 | <0.1 | <0.1 | 2024 | No | Runoff from fertilizer use; leaching from septic tanks, sewage; erosion of natural deposits |
Our system has completed the lead service line inventory and we found that some of our lines did have lead. The methods used to make that determination were visual inspections, water operator knowledge, and archived records. The inventory report is available for viewing at our office upon request.
| Contaminants | MCLG | AL | Your | Sample | # Samples | Exceeds | Typical Source | |
| Water | Date | Exceeding AL | AL | |||||
| Inorganic Contaminants | ||||||||
| Lead – action level at consumer taps (ppb) | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2022 | 0 | No | Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits | |
| Copper – action level at consumer taps (ppm) | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2022 | 0 | No | Corrosion of household plumbing systems; Erosion of natural deposits | |
| Unit Descriptions | ||||||||
| Term | Definition | |||||||
| ppm | ppm: parts per million, or milligrams per liter (mg/L) | |||||||
| ppb | ppb: parts per billion, or micrograms per liter (µg/L) | |||||||
| NA | NA: not applicable | |||||||
| ND | ND: Not detected | |||||||
| NR | NR: Monitoring not required, but recommended. | |||||||
| pCi/L | Picocuries per liter is a measure of radioactivity on water. | |||||||
| Important Drinking Water Definitions | ||||||||
| Term | Definition | |||||||
| MCLG | MCLG: Maximum Contaminant Level Goal: The level of a contaminant in drinking water below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MCLGs allow for a margin of safety. | |||||||
| MCL | MCL: Maximum Contaminant Level: The highest level of a contaminant that is allowed in drinking water. MCLs are set as close to the MCLGs as feasible using the best available treatment technology. | |||||||
| TT | TT: Treatment Technique: A required process intended to reduce the level of a contaminant in drinking water. | |||||||
| AL | AL: Action Level: The concentration of a contaminant which, if exceeded, triggers treatment or other requirements which a water system must follow. | |||||||
| Variances and Exemptions | Variances and Exemptions: State or EPA permission not to meet an MCL or a treatment technique under certain conditions. | |||||||
| MRDLG | MRDLG: Maximum residual disinfection level goal. The level of a drinking water disinfectant below which there is no known or expected risk to health. MRDLGs do not reflect the benefits of the use of disinfectants to control microbial contaminants. | |||||||
| MRDL | MRDL: Maximum residual disinfectant level. The highest level of a disinfectant allowed in drinking water. There is convincing evidence that addition of a disinfectant is necessary for control of microbial contaminants. |
| MNR | MNR: Monitored Not Regulated |
| MPL | MPL: State Assigned Maximum Permissible Level |
For more information please contact:
Contact Name:
Bodie Locke Address:
P.O. Box 1020
Senatobia, MS 38668
Phone: 662-562-8288
Website: www.cityofsenatobia.com
Please note this report will not be mailed to each customer. A copy of this report is available at the Utility Department office located at 133 North Front Street.