North Lauderdale Water Association

09/25/2026

--Intermittent pressure issues IVO Gum Log Rd--

We just finished an early morning repair and are now flushing lines. You may experience temporary low pressure or discolored water. No need to call the office unless conditions persist past the next hour or so.

09/23/2026

** Boil Water Notice Termination **

North Lauderdale Water Association hereby terminates the boil water notice in effect since 21 Sep for some of our members in the Lockhart and Lauderdale communities. Water samples analyzed by the Mississippi State Department of Health Public Health Laboratory confirm the water meets the standards of the Safe Drinking Water Act. Members may call the NLWA office at 601-681-6157 with any questions.

Submitted by
“Ike” Kiefer
President

09/21/2026

--Boil Water Notice--

North Lauderdale Water Association has issued a boil water notice due to loss of system pressure resulting from a prolonged maintenance action. All members and water customers of the system within the area depicted below who experienced a complete loss of pressure or flow on 21 September are affected.
As a precaution, those affected should not use tap water for drinking, making ice cubes, preparing food, or brushing teeth without first boiling it vigorously for at least one minute.
More detailed map available at https://diamondmaps.com/map.ashx?mid=22294

North Lauderdale Water will be testing water to determine residual chlorine disinfection levels and submitting samples to the state laboratory for contaminant testing for the next 48-72 hours. We will contact members when the water passes all tests and boiling is no longer necessary.

Members and customers may call the North Lauderdale Water office at 601-681-6157 or check our page at https://www.facebook.com/northlauderdalewater for more information.

Submitted by
Todd "Ike" Kiefer, President
Darin Billheimer, Senior Water Works Operator

09/21/2026

--Lockhart and Lauderdale Outage--

We are working a main line rupture. Will be several hours before service is restored.

09/17/2026

Excellent coverage of the Meridian Annexation court hearing today at https://queencitynewsfeed.com/news/local/2026-09-17/trial-set-for-march-in-meridian-annexation-case-after-briarwood-residents-object/ . Please follow facebook.com/bric.parcel1 for the lastest annexation/de-annexation news.

BRIC has said its objection is not directed at the proposed data center itself but at Meridian's effort to annex additional territory.

09/17/2026

--Meridian annexation hearing is tommorow at 9am--

Any resident of Lauderdale County who is opposed to Merdian annexing more territory, or is opposed to a second data center has an opportunity to register their opposition at the Chancery Court tommorow at 9 am. If you believe Marion rather than Meridian should annex this land in the Sonny Montgomery Industrial Park that Marion already serves with water and sewer with an exclusive certifcate of public convenenience and necessity and under a longstanding agreement with Lauderdale County, and that Marion should reap the tens of millions of dollars in tax revenue instead of Meridian, this is also your chance to register your opposition. This hearing is just to register official opposition to Meridian's annexation and to schedule future court sessions. It is not a trial or for presenting evidence. It is expected to last about an hour.

The Chancery Court is in the new County Administrative Complex on 22nd Ave south of the Police Station (formerly Village Fair Mall).

As a cooperative, NLWA encourages our members to participate in governing the water association and in governming themselves by active participation in our annual meetings, in local government, and in civic affairs. This issue touches on NLWA because of Meridian's annexation into our service territory 18 years ago that has proved be a painful story of unkept promises and neglect for 600 of our members. Also, Meridian's ongoing illegal encroachment into our service area and poaching of more than 100 residences and scores of other water customers represents about a $400,000 loss of revenue to the Association.

In green below is the area adjoining the Sonny Montgomery Industrial Park that Meridian is trying to annex. The Town of Marion owns the 750,000 gal water tower in the industrial site and already has a water well and treatment plant at the proposed annexation site, along with a 12" water line and a 6" sewer line.

08/26/2026

North Lauderdale Water Association is seeking a Field Technician to work with our outdoor crew. 601-681-6157
9709 Mt. Carmel Rd., Bailey 39320
[email protected] Apply ⬇️

08/18/2026

--Annual Meeting Docs Posted--

Please visit https://nlwa.ms and select the Annual Meeting link to navigate to the official page where we have posted the minutes, operations report, audited financial report, and amended bylaws. Having 130 members participate this year is most ever recorded. Thank you for participating in the government of your member-owned water system.

The North Lauderdale Water Association (NLWA) was established in 1966 by 12 founding member households and originally consisted of a single well that pumped 250 gallons per minute, a small chlorination and filtration facility, two 200,000-gallon storage tanks, and 62 miles of distribution pipeline...

07/20/2026

--Record participation in Annual Meeting--

We had 48 members filling the pews of the church and 86 participating via proxy for a grand total of 134. After a rather rambunctious start, the meeting settled down as the president delivered the annual operations and financial update and then covered the proposed bylaws amendments in detail. After two and a half hours of full-throated democracy, with all voices heard and all questions answered, the bylaws amendments were passed by unanimous vote after a single edit to the language was offered from the floor and adopted. Likewise, both board members up for re-election were re-installed by unanimous votes. Thank you for your participation in governing your member-owned cooperative. Meeting documents to be posted to the website shortly.

06/30/2026

--Record participation in Annual Meeting--

We had 48 members filling the pews of the church and 86 participating via proxy for a grand total of 134. After a rather rambunctious start, the meeting settled down as the president delivered the annual operations and financial update and then covered the proposed bylaws amendments in detail. After two and a half hours of full-throated democracy, with all voices heard and all questions answered, the bylaws amendments were passed by unanimous vote after a single edit to the language was offered from the floor and adopted. Likewise, both board members up for re-election were re-installed by unanimous votes. Thank you for your participation in governing your member-owned cooperative. Documents to be posted to the website soon.

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--Annual Meeting TONIGHT!--

Our 59th Annual All Member Meeting is scheduled for 7pm on Thursday, 16 July 2026 at Mount Carmel Presbyterian Church, 3931 West Mt. Carmel Road.

Agenda to include:
- Operations Report
- Audited Financial Report and Budget Performance
- Bylaws Amendment
- Election of two directors

Please visit the NLWA website (https://nlwa.ms) and click on the Annual Meeting link to see documents posted for members to review prior to the meeting including a proposed draft of amended bylaws that will brought up for vote.

We need a quorum of at least 1% of the members to participate in the annual meeting in order to conduct elections and all other all business of the Association. A member in good standing is the owner of one or more properties with NLWA water service who is not overdue on any payments to the Association. Each member in good standing has one vote, regardless of how many served properties or meters they have. Such a member may vote in person at the annual meeting or may use our online proxy form (https://nlwa.ms/index.cfm/my-account/proxy-vote-form/) to designate another member in good standing to vote in his or her place at the annual meeting. If you are confident that the current Board of Directors is acting in your best interest, you may assign your proxy vote to the President of the Board, who will vote on your behalf at the annual meeting for the candidates and policies the Board is proposing. Thank you for your participation.