Mississippi tap water quality
947 community water systems
5.4%
exceed lead action level
(51/940 systems)
(51/940 systems)
3.1%
PFOA/PFOS detected
(7/224 systems)
(7/224 systems)
Largest water systems
Lead is the LCR 90th-percentile result; a value above 0.015 mg/L exceeds the
EPA action level. “—” means no lead sample is on file for that system.
| System | City | Population | Lead (p90) |
|---|---|---|---|
| CITY OF JACKSON | JACKSON | 189,673 | 0.0147 mg/L |
| CITY OF GULFPORT | GULFPORT | 75,056 | 0.0110 mg/L |
| CITY OF SOUTHAVEN | SOUTHAVEN | 56,000 | 0.0036 mg/L |
| CITY OF OLIVE BRANCH | OLIVE BRANCH | 54,025 | 0.0109 mg/L |
| CITY OF HATTIESBURG | HATTIESBURG | 43,449 | 0.0091 mg/L |
| CITY OF TUPELO | TUPELO | 37,000 | 0.0038 mg/L |
| CITY OF MERIDIAN | MERIDIAN | 34,466 | 0.0060 mg/L |
| CITY OF STARKVILLE | STARKVILLE | 32,027 | 0.0043 mg/L |
| CITY OF BRANDON | BRANDON | 31,852 | 0.0037 mg/L |
| CITY OF FLOWOOD | FLOWOOD | 31,574 | 0.0044 mg/L |
| CITY OF GREENVILLE | GREENVILLE | 29,602 | 0.0040 mg/L |
| CITY OF VICKSBURG | VICKSBURG | 29,238 | 0.0040 mg/L |
| WEST JACKSON CO UTILITY DIST | 28,544 | 0.0029 mg/L | |
| CITY OF OXFORD | OXFORD | 28,500 | 0.0057 mg/L |
| CITY OF JACKSON-MADDOX RD. | JACKSON | 28,098 | 0.0028 mg/L |
| CITY OF PEARL | PEARL | 27,115 | 0.0036 mg/L |
| UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI | 26,874 | 0.0060 mg/L | |
| BEAR CREEK W/A-WEST | 26,677 | 0.0067 mg/L | |
| CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS | OCEAN SPRINGS | 26,168 | 0.0048 mg/L |
| CITY OF CLINTON | CLINTON | 25,000 | 0.0028 mg/L |
| CITY OF RIDGELAND | RIDGELAND | 24,340 | 0.0020 mg/L |
| COLUMBUS LIGHT & WATER | COLUMBUS | 23,616 | 0.0010 mg/L |
| CITY OF BILOXI | BILOXI | 23,310 | 0.0063 mg/L |
| CITY OF PASCAGOULA | PASCAGOULA | 22,686 | 0.0120 mg/L |
| CITY OF GAUTIER | 22,253 | 0.0050 mg/L | |
| CITY OF GREENWOOD | GREENWOOD | 19,140 | 0.0030 mg/L |
| BEAR CREEK W/A -EAST | 18,770 | 0.0040 mg/L | |
| CITY OF LONG BEACH | LONG BEACH | 18,514 | 0.0059 mg/L |
| WEST LAMAR WATER ASSN #1 | 18,491 | 0.0038 mg/L | |
| CITY OF LAUREL | LAUREL | 18,100 | 0.0049 mg/L |
| CITY OF CANTON | CANTON | 16,785 | 0.0061 mg/L |
| CITY OF CLEVELAND | CLEVELAND | 16,392 | 0.0030 mg/L |
| CITY OF MADISON | MADISON | 16,136 | 0.0030 mg/L |
| CITY OF WEST POINT | WEST POINT | 15,062 | 0.0030 mg/L |
| MS STATE UNIVERSITY | 15,000 | 0.0066 mg/L | |
| CITY OF CORINTH | CORINTH | 15,000 | 0.0028 mg/L |
| CLARKSDALE PUBLIC UTILITIES | 14,903 | 0.0088 mg/L | |
| CITY OF NATCHEZ | NATCHEZ | 14,520 | 0.0049 mg/L |
| CITY OF HERNANDO | HERNANDO | 14,457 | 0.0040 mg/L |
| CITY OF HORN LAKE | HORN LAKE | 13,649 | 0.0038 mg/L |
| CHOCTAW - PEARL RIVER | 13,055 | 0.0083 mg/L | |
| NORTH LAMAR WATER ASSOCIATION | 12,778 | 0.0075 mg/L | |
| CITY OF GRENADA | GRENADA | 12,762 | 0.0037 mg/L |
| HORN LAKE WATER ASSOCIATION | 12,735 | 0.0020 mg/L | |
| DIBERVILLE W/S | 12,721 | 0.0048 mg/L | |
| DIAMONDHEAD UTILITIES-NORTH | 12,577 | 0.0057 mg/L | |
| CITY OF MOSS POINT | MOSS POINT | 12,524 | 0.0105 mg/L |
| CITY OF BROOKHAVEN | BROOKHAVEN | 12,513 | 0.0040 mg/L |
| SOUTH CENTRAL WATER ASSN | 12,260 | 0.0041 mg/L | |
| CITY OF MCCOMB | MCCOMB | 12,041 | 0.0054 mg/L |
| PICAYUNE UTILITIES, CITY OF | PICAYUNE | 11,859 | 0.0027 mg/L |
| PEARL RIVER CENTRAL W/A | 11,830 | 0.0027 mg/L | |
| PRVWSD-PELAHATCHIE BAY | 11,790 | 0.0078 mg/L | |
| CULKIN WATER DIST | 11,730 | 0.0037 mg/L | |
| CITY OF RIPLEY | RIPLEY | 11,351 | 0.0044 mg/L |
| NORTH LAUDERDALE W/A, INC | 10,544 | 0.0028 mg/L | |
| CITY OF PASS CHRISTIAN | PASS CHRISTIAN | 10,436 | 0.0056 mg/L |
| BOONEVILLE WATER DEPT. | 9,995 | 0.0020 mg/L | |
| CITY OF FULTON | FULTON | 9,929 | 0.0031 mg/L |
| CITY OF YAZOO CITY | YAZOO CITY | 9,913 | 0.0030 mg/L |
| CITY OF BILOXI-NORTH | BILOXI | 9,858 | 0.0047 mg/L |
| MAGEES CREEK W/A-NORTH | 9,792 | 0.0040 mg/L | |
| CITY OF HOLLY SPRINGS | HOLLY SPRINGS | 9,779 | 0.0099 mg/L |
| CITY OF KOSCIUSKO | KOSCIUSKO | 9,646 | 0.0040 mg/L |
| CITY OF PETAL | PETAL | 9,509 | 0.0030 mg/L |
| CITY OF INDIANOLA | INDIANOLA | 9,464 | 0.0030 mg/L |
| CITY OF PONTOTOC | PONTOTOC | 9,398 | 0.0038 mg/L |
| LEWISBURG WATER ASSOCIATION | 9,390 | 0.0100 mg/L | |
| CITY OF AMORY | AMORY | 9,350 | 0.0020 mg/L |
| WALLS WATER ASSN- LAKE FOREST | 9,298 | 0.0020 mg/L | |
| CITY OF BAY ST LOUIS | BAY ST LOUIS | 9,284 | 0.0097 mg/L |
| CITY OF NEW ALBANY | NEW ALBANY | 8,900 | 0.0097 mg/L |
| CMU - LAKE CAROLINE | 8,511 | 0.0213 mg/L | |
| CITY OF SENATOBIA | SENATOBIA | 8,354 | 0.0040 mg/L |
| KEESLER AIR FORCE BASE | 8,006 | 0.0050 mg/L | |
| BARRONTOWN W/A | 7,999 | 0.0057 mg/L | |
| TOWN OF ABERDEEN | 7,783 | 0.0030 mg/L | |
| LAMAR PARK WATER & SEWAGE ASSN | 7,714 | 0.0020 mg/L | |
| FANNIN WATER ASSN-NORTH | 7,690 | 0.0059 mg/L | |
| CITY OF LOUISVILLE | LOUISVILLE | 7,545 | 0.0020 mg/L |
| CITY OF BATESVILLE | BATESVILLE | 7,463 | 0.0036 mg/L |
| EAST LOWNDES W/A B WEST-OLD YORKVILLE RD | 7,355 | 0.0007 mg/L | |
| EAST MADISON WATER ASSN-WEST | 7,339 | 0.0041 mg/L | |
| CITY OF IUKA | IUKA | 7,268 | 0.0043 mg/L |
| EAST LOWNDES W/A #2-HUCKLEBERRY | 7,035 | 0.0030 mg/L | |
| PROGRESS COMM WATER ASSN | 7,017 | 0.0018 mg/L | |
| CITY OF RICHLAND | RICHLAND | 7,000 | 0.0020 mg/L |
| FARMINGTON WATER ASSOCIATION | 6,925 | 0.0047 mg/L | |
| CITY OF PHILADELPHIA | PHILADELPHIA | 6,921 | 0.0027 mg/L |
| ALGOMA WATER ASSOCIATION | 6,879 | 0.0080 mg/L | |
| TOWN OF SALTILLO | SALTILLO | 6,766 | 0.0037 mg/L |
| CITY OF HERNANDO-JAYBIRD | 6,750 | 0.0024 mg/L | |
| TUNICA COUNTY UTILITY DISTRICT | 6,690 | 0.0012 mg/L | |
| SOUTHWEST JONES W/A-NORTH | 6,690 | 0.0060 mg/L | |
| COMBINED UTILITIES | 6,658 | 0.0098 mg/L | |
| ARNOLD LINE WATER ASSOCIATION | 6,600 | 0.0054 mg/L | |
| TOWN OF CALEDONIA | 6,589 | 0.0019 mg/L | |
| CENTER W/A-CAESAR SYSTEM | 6,455 | 0.0025 mg/L | |
| CENTRAL W/A-EAST SIDE | 6,442 | 0.0037 mg/L | |
| CITY OF WAVELAND | WAVELAND | 6,400 | 0.0057 mg/L |