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Public water-system records for Horn Lake, MS from EPA SDWIS.
City of Horn Lake
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City listed in EPA records · Serves 13,649 people
Horn Lake Water Association
No active drinking-water issues detected in EPA SDWIS.
Reviewed: active/open records as of Q1 2026
City listed in EPA records · Serves 12,735 people
Data from EPA SDWIS
Reviewed: source records as of Q1 2026
EPA UCMR5 — No PFAS detection records shown for these water systems
Open data source: EPA UCMR5DoD PFAS — No investigation records shown for this report
Open data source: DoD PFASEPA ATTAINS records identify assessed water bodies that do not meet water-quality standards for designated uses.
Horn Lake Creek
Reported: Nov 2026
Health-relevant causes: Metals (other Than Mercury), Pathogens
Affected uses: Ecological, Recreation
Data from EPA ATTAINS
NPDES permits regulate pollutant discharges into U.S. waterways. Facilities must report compliance quarterly.
Violation records
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
To investigate water contamination, check the sampling locations, dates and results below. For tap water records, see Drinking water quality above.
Reviewed: source records as of 2026
Review historical EPA air pollution records, including monitoring and facility emissions where available. For current conditions, check local air quality on AirNow.
DeSoto County
Assessment year: 2020
According to EPA, a cancer risk of 40-in-1-million means that for every 1 million people continuously exposed to these air toxics over a 70-year lifetime, an estimated 40 may develop cancer from that exposure. This is in addition to cancer risk from all other causes.
Top modeled source groups
Data from EPA AirToxScreen
EPA designations apply to a specific pollutant and federal air quality standard (NAAQS). EPA can issue a clean-data determination while a formal designation remains in effect.
Maintenance areas
Previously nonattainment; currently meeting the standard and monitored under an EPA maintenance plan.
Memphis
Ozone · 8-Hour Ozone (2008 Standard)
Classification: Marginal
Original designation: Jul 2012
Current design value: 0.073 ppm (2023-2025)
Data from EPA Green Book
EPA annual monitor summaries describe past measurements. For current air quality, see AirNow.
Alabama Ave. Station — Memphis, Tennessee
Annual mean: 20.1 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C)
Observation year: 2025
Annual mean: 7.3 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC)
Observation year: 2025
Frayser Ozone Monitor — Memphis, Tennessee
Annual mean: 0.043 Parts per million
EPA primary exceedance count: 1 (Ozone 8-hour 2015)
Observation year: 2025
Data from EPA AQS
Facilities regulated under the Clean Air Act. CAA HPV flags indicate serious noncompliance such as exceeding emission limits.
Air Violations
Last inspected: Dec 2025
Data from EPA ECHO
TRI releases are self-reported annual totals (calendar year 2024). Hover fugitive or stack for definitions.
Mmc Materials Inc - Horn Lake
Reported: 2024
Rite Hite Products Corp
Reported: 2024
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Reviewed: source query run Nov 2026
Facilities with hazardous-waste handler records under RCRA in the reviewed 5-mile city-center search area. Active handler status is separate from air, water, or other ECHO compliance violations, which are shown in their own sections.
Active RCRA handler records in the reviewed city search area
No release reports shown in this group.
Reviewed: active/open records as of 2018
Data from EPA UST Finder
Toxics Release Inventory data — chemicals disposed on-site at reporting facilities.
Mmc Materials Inc - Horn Lake
Open data source: View EPA TRI facility recordSites regulated by the Mine Safety and Health Administration, including mines, sand and gravel operations, and portable crushers. Status and type are from the MSHA Mine Data Retrieval System. Records with active/intermittent status dates older than 5 years are shown as older records rather than current active sites.
Recently updated active/intermittent sites (1)
Data from MSHA
DeSoto County, MS
EPA Radon Zone Map (June 2024 release)
DeSoto County is EPA Radon Zone 3 (low potential). EPA defines Zone 3 counties as having predicted average indoor screening levels below 2 pCi/L.
Radon levels can vary from home to home, so EPA recommends testing the property to know its indoor level.
FEMA flood zones describe mapped flood hazards. Look up a specific address with FEMA.
Minimal flood hazard — outside the 1% and 0.2% annual chance floodplains.
Results use an earlier stored RMP inventory. Current EPA ECHO location coverage is unverified.
EPA ECHO lists facilities linked to the Risk Management Program. Results include facilities with locations that can be matched. Records may be historical. Current operations, chemical inventories, and recent accident history are unverified.
Reviewed: 2000-present
Health outcomes from County Health Rankings. Values shown alongside state and national averages.
DeSoto County, MississippiPop. 191,723
County Health Rankings edition: 2024
Premature Death
Poor or Fair Health
Poor Physical Health Days
Poor Mental Health Days
Adult Smoking
Adult Obesity
Air Pollution - Particulate Matter
Drinking water violation indicator
Diabetes Prevalence
Life Expectancy
| Indicator | County | State | National |
|---|---|---|---|
| Premature Death | 10,041 | 12,697 | 7,972 |
| Poor or Fair Health | 17.7% | 20.9% | 14.2% |
| Poor Physical Health Days | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 |
| Poor Mental Health Days | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.8 |
| Adult Smoking | 16.0% | 20.3% | 15.0% |
| Adult Obesity | 40.6% | 39.4% | 34.0% |
| Air Pollution - Particulate Matter | 8.2 | 9.0 | 7.3 |
| Drinking water violation indicator | Yes | N/A | N/A |
| Diabetes Prevalence | 10.9% | 13.7% | 9.6% |
| Life Expectancy | 74.8 | 72.5 | 77.6 |
This report does not have PFAS sample results for the candidate water systems in Horn Lake.
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EPA drinking water records on this page list 2 violations for the City of Horn Lake.
EPA drinking water records on this page list 3 violations for Horn Lake Water Association.
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Nearby EPA monitoring stations provide annual air quality measurements for Horn Lake.
The monitoring station at Alabama Ave. Station, Memphis, Tennessee recorded an annual average of 20.1 Micrograms/cubic meter (25 C) for particles (PM10) in 2025.
The monitoring station at Alabama Ave. Station, Memphis, Tennessee recorded an annual average of 7.3 Micrograms/cubic meter (LC) for fine particles (PM2.5) in 2025.
The monitoring station at Frayser Ozone Monitor, Memphis, Tennessee recorded an annual average of 0.043 Parts per million for ozone in 2025.
The radon data for Horn Lake covers DeSoto County. EPA places this area in Zone 3, with a predicted average indoor radon screening level below 2 picocuries per liter.
No Superfund or brownfield sites were returned for this city report.
The county data for Horn Lake reports a life expectancy of 74.8 years in DeSoto County, Mississippi.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Horn Lake reports 10,041 years of life lost to deaths before age 75 per 100,000 residents in DeSoto County, Mississippi. This measure adds up the years lost to early deaths and adjusts for differences in population age.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.
The county data for Horn Lake lists fine-particle pollution (PM2.5) at 8.2 micrograms per cubic meter in DeSoto County, Mississippi.
The figure is from the 2024 edition of County Health Rankings, a University of Wisconsin program that publishes county health statistics.