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City of Moss Point

Serves an area of Jackson County, MS that includes Moss Point and Escatawpa · 12,524 people served

Federal records show 2 health-based violations and 3 monitoring/reporting issues for City of Moss Point in the last ten years. The most serious issue in this window was a resolved LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS violation.

  • MS0300008
  • MOSS POINT
  • MS
  • 12,524 served

System profile

Source water Groundwater
ZIP 39563
EPA system ID MS0300008

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Health-based violations, last 10 years
2
Resolved
2
Unresolved
0
Any acute record
No
Monitoring issues, last 10 years
3

Key facts

  • City of Moss Point draws water from 5 wells.
  • Record on file since 1991, with 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016.
  • Lead pipe inventory: 0 lead and 5,082 unknown out of 5,082 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.

Contaminant Rule family Start date Status Acute
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
Treatment technique failure
 350 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved No
Groundwater Rule
Treatment technique failure
 140 Sep 30, 2022 Resolved No

Monitoring and reporting issues

Since October 2016

Missed tests or reports, not contaminants found above a limit.

Issue Start date Status
LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS
RPT
 Oct 17, 2024 Resolved
Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.
Total Trihalomethanes (TTHMs)
Monitoring and reporting
 Jan 1, 2023 Archived
Violation period ended. EPA no longer counts it toward current compliance, but no fix was formally recorded.

Full record since 1991

EPA's records for City of Moss Point go back to 1991. Before October 19, 2016 they list 6 health-based violations (1 resolved, 5 archived by EPA without a recorded fix) and 136 monitoring or reporting violations.

Violations that began in Health-based Monitoring and reporting
1990s 3 2
2000s 2 122
2010 to October 18, 2016 1 12
2020s 2 3

Most recent health-based violation before October 19, 2016: Total Coliform, began April 2012, Resolved.

Show all 6 health-based violations before October 19, 2016
Contaminant Start date Status
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Apr 1, 2012 Resolved
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Nov 1, 2004 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Oct 5, 2000 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jul 1, 1995 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Jan 1, 1993 Archived
Total Coliform
Contaminant limit exceeded
 Feb 1, 1991 Archived

What the violations mean

LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the LEAD AND COPPER RULE REVISIONS requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Groundwater Rule

1 incident

The system did not complete a treatment step or action that the Groundwater Rule requires (a treatment technique violation).

The utility had to notify customers about this violation.

Where the water comes from

City of Moss Point draws water from 5 wells. 1 other community water system buys water from City of Moss Point.

Community systems that buy water from it

Annual water quality report

City of Moss Point 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

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