City Of Moss Point, MS
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 0.5 ppb (monitoring period 2021-2023). The federal action level is 15 ppb today and drops to 10 ppb in Nov 2027; EPA's health goal is 0. Lead was measured in sampled homes but the 90th percentile is under both action levels. EPA's health goal for lead is zero, so test your own tap if your home was built before 1986 or anyone in it is pregnant or a young child.
Who runs the water here
City Of Moss Point serves about 12,524 people through 4,744 service connections, which makes it a large system under EPA's size classes. It is owned by a local government (city, town, county or district) and draws groundwater, in Jackson County, Mississippi. EPA system ID: MS0300008; phone on file: 228-475-0300. They can tell you what your service line is made of and whether they pay to replace it.
Lead results over time
That is down 1.2 ppb from 1.7 ppb in the period ending 2020. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for City Of Moss Point is 3.8 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 0.5 ppb |
| 2020 | 1.7 ppb |
| 2019 | 3.8 ppb |
| 2016 | 3.8 ppb |
How City Of Moss Point compares
Of the 973 Mississippi systems with a lead result, the median latest reading is 1 ppb; 9 are over 15 ppb right now and 44 have gone over at some point. City Of Moss Point's 0.5 ppb sits at the 25th percentile in Mississippi and the 43rd nationally (higher means more lead).
Neighbouring systems
10 other systems share Jackson County; 7 of them have a higher latest lead result than City Of Moss Point. If you are unsure which one supplies your house, the name on your water bill decides it.
| System | People | Latest lead |
|---|---|---|
| West Jackson Co Utility Dist | 28,544 | 2.6 ppb |
| City Of Ocean Springs | 26,168 | 2 ppb |
| City Of Pascagoula | 22,686 | 1.2 ppb |
| City Of Gautier | 22,253 | 1.5 ppb |
| Jackson Co Utility Authority-East | 6,270 | 1.4 ppb |
| Jackson Co Utility Authority-West | 6,178 | 1.1 ppb |
| Helena Utility District | 497 | 1.6 ppb |
| Colonial Estates # 3 | 140 | 0.31 ppb |
| Jackson Co Utility Authority-Helena Park | 108 | 0 (not detected) |
| Krebs Trailer Plaza | 33 | 0 (not detected) |
What to do in your house
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Moss Point, MS may offer free or low-cost kits through the utility. If your own line is lead, replacing the private side runs about $1,200-$12,300 (EPA average about $4,700). Ask City Of Moss Point whether it covers that cost before hiring anyone - many utilities now do.
These figures describe homes the utility sampled, not your tap. Only your service line record or a test of your own water answers the question for your house. The lead result guide covers how utilities pick the homes they sample. Systems that went over once often dip back under; here is what that means.