We read 9 results from City of Ocean Springs’s 2025 water quality report. No results over a legal limit; 2 above a health goal or guideline.
Serves about 26,168 people · Water system ID MS0300005 · Read the district’s 2025 report (opens in a new tab)
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Results from the 2025 report
Each number is copied from the district’s report and links to the page it’s printed on. Where the report lists several plants, wells or purchased water, the highest is shown.
| Contaminant | Result | Health goal | Legal limit | What it means |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arsenicas reported · range ND to 1 · listed as a violation in the report · JCUA purchased water · 2025 report, page 6 | 1 ppb | 0.004 ppb | 10 ppb | Above the health goal250x the health goal |
| Lead90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 6 | 2 ppb | 0.2 ppb | 15 ppb (action level) | Above the health goal10x the health goal |
| Chlorineas reported · range 0.61 to 0.96 · listed as a violation in the report · Distribution system · 2025 report, page 5 | 0.9 ppm | None set | 4 ppm | Below the legal limit |
| Chromium (total)as reported · range ND to 1.5 · listed as a violation in the report · JCUA purchased water · 2025 report, page 6 | 1.5 ppb | None set | 100 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Copper90th percentile of homes tested, 0 over the action level · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2024 · Customer taps · 2025 report, page 6 | 0.2 ppm | 0.3 ppm | 1.3 ppm (action level) | Below the health goal |
| Disinfection byproducts (HAA5)as reported · range 4.15 to 4.69 · listed as a violation in the report · JCUA purchased water · 2025 report, page 5 | 4.69 ppb | None set | 60 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Disinfection byproducts (TTHM)as reported · range 2.93 to 42.9 · listed as a violation in the report · Ocean Springs distribution · 2025 report, page 5 | 42.9 ppb | None set | 80 ppb | Below the legal limit |
| Lithiumaverage · range 14.8 to 14.8 · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2024 · Wells · 2025 report, page 7 | 9 ppb | None set | None | No health limit |
| Sodiumas reported · range 80.2 to 97.1 · listed as a violation in the report · sampled 2024 · Wells · 2025 report, page 6 | 97.1 ppm | None set | None | No health limit |
Utility results describe the whole system, measured where water enters the pipes, not your tap. Your home’s plumbing can add lead or copper.
EPA testing for PFAS and lithium
EPA’s own nationwide testing (UCMR 5) found these in City of Ocean Springs’s water between Oct 2023 and Mar 2024. These are EPA lab results, separate from the district’s report. Anything not listed was not detected.
- Lithium14.8 ppbFound in 7 of 10 samples · highest resultAbove EPA’s health reference level of 10 ppb (a guide, not a legal limit)
Source: EPA UCMR 5 occurrence data. The highest single result is shown; one high sample doesn’t mean every glass is that high.
What you can do
Nothing here is an emergency notice: if the district has a violation, it must tell customers directly. If you’d like to lower these at your tap, these are the treatments that remove them, and the catalog shows the models certified for each. Ranking is by certified removal; commissions never change the order.
Lead
Found: Lead
What removes it: Certified carbon block or RO.
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