Holcut-Cairo Water Assn, MS
Lead reported as not detected
Latest 90th-percentile lead: reported as 0 (not detected) (monitoring period 2021-2023). 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.
About Holcut-Cairo Water Assn
Holcut-Cairo Water Assn serves about 2,513 people through 952 service connections, which makes it a small system under EPA's size classes. It is under mixed public and private ownership and draws groundwater, in Prentiss County, Mississippi. EPA system ID: MS0590007; phone on file: 662-423-8281. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
Against the period ending 2020 (0 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Holcut-Cairo Water Assn is 0 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2017 | 0 (not detected) |
Where this result ranks
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. Holcut-Cairo Water Assn's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 12th percentile in Mississippi and the 32nd nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Prentiss County
11 other systems share Prentiss County; 9 of them have a higher latest lead result than Holcut-Cairo Water Assn. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| Booneville Water Dept. | 9,995 | 0.7 ppb |
| Wheeler-Frankstown Water Assn | 4,204 | 1.2 ppb |
| Big V Water Association | 3,878 | 0 (not detected) |
| Town Of Baldwyn | 3,066 | 0 (not detected) |
| New Candler Water Association | 1,531 | 0.3 ppb |
| Thrasher Water Association | 1,400 | 1 ppb |
| New Site Water Association | 1,373 | 0.9 ppb |
| Town Of Jumpertown | 1,300 | 2.6 ppb |
| Blackland Water Association | 1,127 | 0.9 ppb |
| Town Of Marietta | 781 | 3.9 ppb |
Your move
Look up your address in Holcut-Cairo Water Assn'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 Holcut-Cairo Water Assn 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. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.