Pattison W/a-West, MS Water Quality
Is Pattison W/a-West's water safe to drink?
Pattison W/a-West has a health-based violation on record, but none in the last five years - an older issue, not necessarily a current one. Population served: 2,933, over 1,111 connections.
How this compares nationally
Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, Pattison W/a-West ranks 4,730th by violation burden (63th percentile) - 81 violations total, 3 health-based.
How Pattison W/a-West compares within MS
MS's 361 covered systems average 3.1 health-based violations each; Pattison W/a-West carries 3, not more than typical for the state. The clean-record guide covers what a comparison like this can hide.
Most recent violation on record
The last violation EPA has on record for Pattison W/a-West is from 2025-01-02 (health-based: 2012-01-05). Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.
What kind of problem, specifically
Pattison W/a-West'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)
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
This is what Pattison 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. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 81 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.