Public water system record
City of Ocean Springs
Serves an area of Jackson County, MS that includes Ocean Springs · 26,168 people served
Federal records show no health-based violations and 7 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Ocean Springs in the last ten years.
System profile
- Health-based violations, last 10 years
- 0
- Resolved
- 0
- Unresolved
- 0
- Any acute record
- No
- Monitoring issues, last 10 years
- 7
Key facts
- City of Ocean Springs draws water from 5 wells.
- Record on file since 2002, with 1 health-based violation before October 19, 2016.
- Lead pipe inventory: 313 lead and 0 unknown out of 499 service lines.
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Health-based violations
Since October 2016Violation data reflects EPA records through March 2026. For the most current status, visit the EPA ECHO database.
None since October 2016.
Monitoring and reporting issues
Since October 2016Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.
| Issue | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Apr 1, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Public Notice
OTHER
|
Mar 25, 2023 | Resolved |
|
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
|
Jan 1, 2022 | Resolved |
|
Revised Total Coliform Rule
Monitoring violation
|
Nov 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Chlorine
Monitoring and reporting
|
Oct 1, 2019 | Resolved |
|
Consumer Confidence Rule
OTHER
|
Jul 1, 2017 | Resolved |
Full record since 2002
EPA's records for City of Ocean Springs go back to 2002. Before October 19, 2016 they list 1 health-based violation (1 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 371 monitoring or reporting violations.
| Violations that began in | Health-based | Monitoring and reporting |
|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1 | 201 |
| 2010 to October 18, 2016 | 0 | 170 |
| October 19, 2016 to 2019 | 0 | 3 |
| 2020s | 0 | 4 |
Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began May 2002, Archived.
Show the health-based violation before October 19, 2016
| Contaminant | Start date | Status |
|---|---|---|
|
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
|
May 28, 2002 | Archived |
Where the water comes from
City of Ocean Springs draws water from 5 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Ocean Springs.
Community systems that buy water from it
- Colonial Estates # 3 Ocean Springs, MS
Annual water quality report
City of Ocean Springs 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.
Certified drinking water labs by state EPA guidance for private wells