Is Tupelo, MS tap water safe?
The short answer
1 of the 7 utilities serving Tupelo has a result above a legal limit or action level, or a health-based violation since 2016, in EPA’s and Mississippi’s records: East Pontotoc Water Assn.
City of Tupelo, which serves the most people here, has nothing above a health goal in EPA’s and Mississippi’s records. That data covers what its report lists, not everything.
A town can be served by more than one utility, and some homes are on private wells. The name on your water bill tells you which is yours, and your ZIP code narrows it down. They are listed by how many people each serves in Tupelo’s ZIP codes, from EPA’s estimates.
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City of Tupelo
Mississippi · serves 37,000 people · about 13,000 in Tupelo
Nothing in its records is above a health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Saltillo
Mississippi · serves 6,766 people · about 270 in Tupelo
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 0.5 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Town of Plantersville
Mississippi · serves 1,845 people · about 210 in Tupelo
1 result above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 9.6 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Oak Hill Water Assn
Mississippi · serves 4,739 people · about 190 in Tupelo
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 99 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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East Pontotoc Water Assn
Mississippi · serves 5,170 people · about 150 in Tupelo
2 results above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 45.1 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
1 health-based violation since 2016
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North Lee W/A #4 - Macedonia
Mississippi · serves 1,238 people · about 140 in Tupelo
1 result above the health goal and 1 result above EPA’s health benchmark. The worst: Lithium at 83.8 ppb, above EPA’s health benchmark.
No health-based violations since 2016
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Mooreville Richmond #3
Mississippi · serves 3,419 people · under 100 in Tupelo
2 results above the health goal. The worst: Lead at 1.0 ppb, above the health goal.
No health-based violations since 2016
Water testing near Tupelo
No lab Mississippi certifies is within 75 miles of Tupelo 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 MississippiWhich ZIP codes are in Tupelo: 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 Tupelo
Towns nearby with a page of their own.
What to do next
- Read City of Tupelo’s full reportEvery result with its dates, the violations, and the certification claim that handles each finding.Open the report
- Decide if you want a filter at allA filter for taste or chlorine is a preference, not a need. The standards say what each kind can do.NSF/ANSI standards, decoded
- On a private well?No utility tests a well. A certified lab test is the first step.How to test well water