Public EPA test results
What EPA records show for Bear Creek W/A-WEST
EPA system ID MS0450021 · serves Madison County, MS · about 26,677 people (EPA records)
Here's what EPA has on file for this water system: its testing for newer contaminants like PFAS (UCMR 5), lead testing and violations. It's not a test of your tap, and there's no Water Score here.
Public EPA test results
Bear Creek W/A-WEST (EPA MS0450021)
What EPA records show for Bear Creek W/A-WEST, as of October 14, 2026
We found no health-standard violations in EPA's records for this system (MS0450021) since July 1, 2021, as of October 14, 2026.
Source: EPA ECHO record for Bear Creek W/A-WEST (SDWIS). Data as of October 14, 2026.
Lead: 9 in 10 homes tested came in at or below 1.6 ppb, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (latest EPA result for a testing period that ran on or after July 1, 2021: Jan 1, 2022–Dec 31, 2024). This is one number for the whole water system, from homes the utility tested. It isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
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Does Bear Creek W/A-WEST use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Bear Creek W/A-WEST's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)