DrinkingWaterCheck

Is EAST LOWNDES #4-HERMAN-VAUGHN's water safe to drink?

EAST LOWNDES #4-HERMAN-VAUGHN has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 5,678, over 2,151 connections.

How this compares nationally

66 total violations and 1 health-based ones put EAST LOWNDES #4-HERMAN-VAUGHN at the 43th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 7,357 of 12,903.

Against the MS average

EAST LOWNDES #4-HERMAN-VAUGHN's 1 health-based violations sit within the MS average of 3.2, across 349 systems statewide. The filter guide explains what a violation like this actually calls for.

Most recent violation on record

EAST LOWNDES #4-HERMAN-VAUGHN's most recent violation on record is dated 2024-01-01, with the most recent health-based one dated 2005-01-12. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.

The concern categories on record

EAST LOWNDES #4-HERMAN-VAUGHN's flagged contaminants and rule violations, grouped by what they actually mean for a filter choice rather than left as EPA's raw code list:

The most severe category on record is microbial contamination / treatment technique, which points toward a microbial-class filter if you want to address it directly.

What EAST LOWNDES #4-HERMAN-VAUGHN's record does not cover

EAST LOWNDES #4-HERMAN-VAUGHN's numbers here come from its own required reporting to EPA under the Safe Drinking Water Act, not from an independent test of your glass of water. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 66 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.