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03/03/2026 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 03/03/2026 14:53
EPA, MDEQ to Hold Community Meeting, Provide Update on Agency Response to TCE Contamination in Private Drinking Water Wells
EPA, MDEQ to Hold Community Meeting, Provide Update on Agency Response to TCE Contamination in Private Drinking Water Wells
March 3, 2026
Contact Information
EPA Region 4 ([email protected])
(404) 562-8400
BYHALIA, Mississippi (March 2, 2026) - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) will hold a community meeting on Thursday, March 5 to inform the community of the agencies' response to trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination in private drinking water wells.
EPA is assisting MDEQ by working to provide bottled water and whole house filters to properties with TCE contamination above the Federal Drinking Water Maximum Contaminant Level for TCE of 5 parts per billion (ppb). EPA is continuing to sample residential wells in the area of interest and MDEQ is working to determine the source and extent of contamination.
WHEN:
Thursday, March 5
6 p.m.
WHERE:
Byhalia Town Hall
225 MS-309
Byhalia, Miss. 38611
MEDIA: Representatives from EPA and MDQ will meet with the media from 5 - 5:30 p.m. CT. Please RSVP by 7 p.m. CT, Wednesday, March 4, 2026. EPA Region 4 Event RSVP Form | US EPA
BACKGROUND:
EPA Region 4 responded to a request from MDEQ for support in addressing trichloroethylene (TCE) contamination in private drinking water wells in DeSoto and Marshall counties in northern Mississippi, near Byhalia.
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