Jackson Co Utility Authority-East, MS
Lead detected, under the action levels
Latest 90th-percentile lead: 1.4 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.
About Jackson Co Utility Authority-East
Jackson Co Utility Authority-East serves about 6,270 people through 2,375 service connections, which makes it a medium-sized 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: MS0300166; phone on file: 228-266-2225. Call that number and ask whether your address has a lead, galvanized or unknown service line.
Every lead result on file
Against the period ending 2020 (2.1 ppb) the latest result is about the same. The highest 90th-percentile result EPA holds for Jackson Co Utility Authority-East is 3.7 ppb across 4 monitoring periods, none of them over 15 ppb.
| Period ending | 90th-percentile lead |
|---|---|
| 2023 | 1.4 ppb |
| 2020 | 2.1 ppb |
| 2019 | 2.6 ppb |
| 2016 | 3.7 ppb |
How Jackson Co Utility Authority-East 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. Jackson Co Utility Authority-East's 1.4 ppb sits at the 66th percentile in Mississippi and the 62nd nationally (higher means more lead).
Nearby utilities
10 other systems share Jackson County; 4 of them have a higher latest lead result than Jackson Co Utility Authority-East. 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 |
| City Of Moss Point | 12,524 | 0.5 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) |
Your move
Test your own tap with a certified lab first-draw sample; Pascagoula, 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 Jackson Co Utility Authority-East 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. Size matters more than most people expect: small vs large water systems.