Magnolia Water Association, 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.
Who runs the water here
Magnolia Water Association serves about 2,107 people through 818 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 Stone County, Mississippi. EPA system ID: MS0660021. Ask the utility on your bill for your address in their service line inventory.
Every lead result on file
That is down 1.3 ppb from 1.3 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Magnolia Water Association is 2.1 ppb across 3 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0 (not detected) |
| 2020 | 1.3 ppb |
| 2017 | 2.1 ppb |
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. Magnolia Water Association's reported as 0 (not detected) sits at the 11th percentile in Mississippi and the 31st nationally (higher means more lead). Systems reporting 0 tie at the bottom, so the rank mostly reflects size among them.
Other water systems in Stone County
8 other systems share Stone County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than Magnolia Water Association. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| City Of Wiggins | 4,300 | 0.9 ppb |
| Carnes Water Association #2 | 2,025 | 0.7 ppb |
| Sunflower Utility Assc Inc | 1,880 | 1.2 ppb |
| New Zion Utilities, Inc | 1,803 | 0 (not detected) |
| Mchenry Utility Assn, Inc | 1,653 | 0.6 ppb |
| Ms Gulf Coast Community College | 600 | 0.5 ppb |
| Flint Creek Utility Assn | 346 | 0.4 ppb |
| Stone County Utility Authority | 116 | 0.3 ppb |
Next steps for Lumberton, MS
Look up your address in Magnolia Water Association'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 Magnolia 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. A zero today does not rule out a jump later - the rules are tightening in 2027.