City Of Collins, MS
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2024-2026). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. The latest 90th-percentile result was reported as 0 (not detected at the lab's limit). That says the sampled homes were low, not that your home has no lead service line. Check your utility's service line inventory for your address.
Who runs the water here
City Of Collins serves about 2,921 people through 1,193 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Covington County, Mississippi. EPA system ID: MS0160002; phone on file: 601-765-4491. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
City Of Collins's lead record
That is down 1.5 ppb from 1.5 ppb in the period ending 2023. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for City Of Collins is 4.2 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2026 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2023 | 1.5 ppb |
| 2020 | 4.2 ppb |
| 2017 | 2.4 ppb |
How City Of Collins compares
Of the 973 Mississippi systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 9 are over 15 ppb right now and 44 have gone over at some point. City Of Collins's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 14th percentile in Mississippi and the 33rd nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Neighbouring systems
7 other systems share Covington County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than City Of Collins. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Southwest Covington W/A | 3,601 | 2.5 ppb |
| North Covington W/A-South | 2,326 | 2.1 ppb |
| Willow Grove Water Assn | 2,284 | 2.8 ppb |
| North Covington W/A-North | 1,259 | 1 ppb |
| Town Of Mount Olive | 1,032 | 2 ppb |
| Cold Springs Water Association | 589 | 1.4 ppb |
| Town Of Seminary | 317 | 1 ppb |
What to do in your house
Look up your address in City Of Collins's service line inventory. If it says lead, galvanized or unknown, test your tap. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask City Of Collins whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. Why sampled homes are the worst-case ones is in the guide to reading the number. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.