Mississippi Administrative Code
Title 15 - Mississippi Department of Health
Part 20 - Bureau of Public Water Supply
Subpart 72 - Public Water Supply
Chapter 1 - MISSISSIPPI PRIMARY DRINKING WATER REGULATION
Subchapter 4 - Sanitary Surveys
Rule 15-20-72-1.4.1 - Surface Water Systems

The Mississippi State Department of Health shall make periodic on-site surveys of each public surface water system for the purpose of determining the adequacy of the water source, facilities, equipment, watershed control program, operation and maintenance procedures and monitoring and compliance as stipulated in the National Primary Drinking Water Regulations as published under Title 40 Code of Federal Regulations Sections 141.63,_141.522 and 141.723. These surveys include the right to inspect all records, take water quality samples, or verify procedures, to determine compliance with this regulation. Significant deficiencies, as determined by the Department utilizing current EPA guidance manuals, shall be identified by Department staff during the conduct of sanitary surveys. Public water systems shall, upon receipt of the sanitary survey report, provide a written response to all significant deficiencies identified in the report to the Department within 45 days of receipt of the report. In this written response, the public water system shall outline its plan to correct the significant deficiencies identified in the survey report. After reviewing the public water system's written response, the Director shall require, by means of a written order, that the public water system correct the significant deficiencies within a reasonable period of time as determined by the Department.

Miss. Code Ann. § 41-26-6