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City of Gulfport

Serves Gulfport and Lyman, Harrison County, MS · 75,056 people served

Federal records show no health-based violations and no monitoring or reporting issues for City of Gulfport in the last ten years.

  • MS0240003
  • GULFPORT
  • MS
  • 75,056 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 39507
EPA system ID MS0240003

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
0
Resolved
0
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
0

Key facts

  • City of Gulfport draws water from 22 wells.
  • Most recent enforcement action: boil water order by Mississippi, June 2009.
  • Record on file since 1981, with 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 24,353 unknown out of 36,316 service lines.

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Health-based violations

Since October 2016

Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.

None since October 2016, and no monitoring or reporting violations either.

Full record since 1981

EPA's records for City of Gulfport go back to 1981. Before October 19, 2016 they list 3 health-based violations (1 resolved, 2 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 423 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1980s 0 1
2000s 2 271
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 151

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Groundwater Rule, began February 2011, Resolved.

Show all 3 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 Feb 1, 2011 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jun 1, 2009 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 May 1, 2009 Archived

Enforcement actions

Mississippi regulators took 1 formal enforcement action against City of Gulfport and issued 1 boil water order between 2006 and 2009. The most recent was a boil water order in June 2009.

Date By Action Violations covered
Jun 26, 2009 Mississippi Boil water order 1 violation (1 health-based): Total Coliform
Aug 4, 2006 Mississippi Compliance order (no penalty) 2 violations: Consumer Confidence Rule

Where the water comes from

City of Gulfport draws water from 22 wells. It also buys water from Hcua-West.

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Annual water quality report

City of Gulfport must give its customers an annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report) by July 1, with the levels its tests found in the previous year.

Systems serving 10,000 or more people must mail or deliver the report to every customer, and from 2027 they must send it twice a year.

Find a posted report with EPA's Consumer Confidence Report search

Testing your own water

To test the water at your tap, or a private well this record does not cover, use a laboratory certified for drinking water by Mississippi.

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