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Is Ridgeland, MS tap water safe?

City of Ridgeland serves Ridgeland, by EPA’s records. Here is what EPA’s and Mississippi’s records show for it, against the legal limits and the stricter health goals.

Matched to your utility using EPA records.

The short answer

City of Ridgeland serves Ridgeland. In EPA’s and Mississippi’s records it has 1 result above the legal limit, 1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark, and 3 health-based violations since 2016.

The worst: Haloacetic acids (HAA5) at 41.1 ppb, above the legal limit.

Some homes in a town are on private wells or a small system of their own. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours.

What handles it

Each of these is certified, on a certifier’s listing, for a result above a line in City of Ridgeland’s water.

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Every claim, and more filters, in the full report

Water testing near Ridgeland

A utility tests the water it sends out. A test of your own tap shows what your pipes add, and on a private well it is the only test there is. It takes a lab Mississippi certifies.

No lab Mississippi certifies is within 75 miles of Ridgeland on the state’s list. Some take samples by mail; the state’s page lists them all.

Mississippi State Department of Health: Bacteria testing for private wells: apply online, and the department takes a sample from your well and tests it. It does not test for minerals or chemicals. $10 plus a processing fee, invoiced by email. Private Well Sample application, Mississippi State Department of Health.

All 5 certified labs for Mississippi

ZIP codes in Ridgeland

Which ZIP codes are in Ridgeland: Census 2020 relationship files. Which utilities serve them, and how many people: EPA SDWIS and EPA’s service area map. Each utility’s results: EPA UCMR 5, EPA SDWIS, and EPA’s and the state’s compliance monitoring, as its report lists them. How they are measured: methodology.

Near Ridgeland

Other towns in Madison County with a page of their own.

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