Bear Creek W/a-West, MS Water Quality
Is Bear Creek W/a-West's water safe to drink?
Bear Creek W/a-West's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. It serves 26,677 people through 9,877 service connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, Bear Creek W/a-West ranks 9,394th by violation burden (27th percentile) - 109 violations total, 0 health-based.
Against the MS average
Among the 361 MS systems in this dataset, the average is 3.1 health-based violations - Bear Creek W/a-West's 0 is at or below that. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.
Most recent violation on record
Bear Creek W/a-West's most recent violation on record is dated 2009-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What Bear Creek W/a-West's record does not cover
This is what Bear Creek W/a-West reported to its state primacy agency and EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act - real regulatory record, not a lab test of your specific tap. Between the utility's meter and Bear Creek W/a-West's customers' taps is household plumbing, invisible to a system-level record ranked 9,394th of 12,903 by violation count. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.