Is FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY W/A's water safe to drink?
FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY W/A has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. 2,434 people get their water from it, across 922 connections.
FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY W/A's record against the rest of the country
FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY W/A has 162 violations on record in total, 4 of thems health-based - ranking it 3,903th of 12,903 systems by violation count, the 70th percentile nationally.
How FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY W/A compares within MS
FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY W/A's 4 health-based violations sit above 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
The last violation EPA has on record for FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY W/A is from 2020-05-04 (health-based: 2020-02-12). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY W/A'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:
- Lead & copper - flagged from: Lead and Copper Rule
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR); Groundwater Rule
The most severe category on record is lead & copper, which points toward a lead-class filter if you want to address it directly.
What this data is and is not
This is what FRIENDSHIP COMMUNITY W/A 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 162 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.