Is PALMETTO W/A's water safe to drink?
PALMETTO W/A has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,376, over 900 connections.
PALMETTO W/A's record against the rest of the country
252 total violations and 3 health-based ones put PALMETTO W/A at the 64th percentile nationally for violation burden, rank 4,628 of 12,903.
How PALMETTO W/A compares within MS
PALMETTO W/A's 3 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
The last violation EPA has on record for PALMETTO W/A is from 2020-01-07 (health-based: 2010-01-07). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
PALMETTO 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:
- Microbial contamination / treatment technique - flagged from: Coliform (TCR)
- Synthetic organic chemicals / pesticides / VOCs - flagged from: Chlorine
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 this data is and is not
PALMETTO W/A'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 252 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.