Ingram Water Association, MS
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.5 ppb (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. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Who runs the water here
Ingram Water Association serves about 776 people through 403 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 Prentiss County, Mississippi. EPA system ID: MS0590008; phone on file: 662-365-8171. 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 (1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Ingram Water Association is 1 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.5 ppb |
| 2020 | 1 ppb |
| 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. Ingram Water Association's 0.5 ppb sits at the 21st percentile in Mississippi and the 43rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
11 other systems share Prentiss County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than Ingram Water Association. 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) |
| Holcut-Cairo Water Assn | 2,513 | 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 |
Next steps for Baldwyn, MS
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Baldwyn, MS may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask Ingram Water Association 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.