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Active , MS0300005 , Jackson County

City of Ocean Springs

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This is a rebuild of Drinking Water Watch and not yet the official record. Use the agency’s current Drinking Water Watch for anything you need to rely on.

Population served
26,168
Population type
Residential
Federal type
Community (C)
State type
Community (C)
Water source, what the sources mean
Ground water 5 active of 11 on record
Service connections
9,912
Buys water from
None on record
Activity date
Not recorded

Who to contact

Cox, Bobby, Mayor
Contact types
Administrative Contact, Owner
Address
P O Box 1800, Ocean Springs MS 39566
Taylor, Chester AContact details not published for Taylor, Chester A
Contact type
Designated Operator
Richard, Michael JContact details not published for Richard, Michael J
Contact type
Operator
Spicer, Daniel GContact details not published for Spicer, Daniel G
Contact type
Operator

No phone number, email address or postal address is published for these contact types; contact details are published only for an Administrative Contact or Owner.

Where the water comes from

Source facilities for City of Ocean Springs
FacilityName TypeStatus
WL003 Well WL003 Well Active
WL006 Well WL006 Well Active
WL009 Well WL009 Well Active
WL010 Well WL010 Well Active
WL012 Well WL012 Well Active
WL001 Well WL001 Well Inactive
WL002 Well WL002 Well Inactive
WL004 Well WL004 Well Inactive
WL005 Well WL005 Well Inactive
WL007 Well WL007 Well Inactive
WL011 Well WL011 Well Inactive

  • Well WL003

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

  • Well WL006

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

  • Well WL009

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

  • Well WL010

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

  • Well WL012

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Active

  • Well WL001

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Inactive

  • Well WL002

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Inactive

  • Well WL004

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Inactive

  • Well WL005

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Inactive

  • Well WL007

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Inactive

  • Well WL011

    Type
    Well
    Status
    Inactive

Who it serves

Serves one service area:

  • MUNICIPALITY
    Type of service area
    Residential
Service connections by type and metering
Service connection typeMetering Connections
Combined ME 1,032
Residential ME 7,599
Residential UM (Unmetered) 1,281
Total 9,912

Operates year round.

This page shows only the operating periods in effect on September 25, 2026.

Compliance record

The 50 most recent of 89 violations are listed below — validated and not in a violation group. All 465 validated violations, including 376 recorded in 105 violation groups. The most recent was determined Jan 23, 2025.

Please note: some of these violations may have been resolved and/or returned to compliance.

Each violation below links to the enforcement actions the agency has recorded against it.

Violations on record for City of Ocean Springs.
Fiscal year Violation Analyte Category Determined
2025 Public Notice Rule Linked to Violation, 7116401 Public Notice Public Notice Jan 23, 2025
2023 Monitoring, Routine (DBP), Minor, 7116395 Chlorine Monitoring May 11, 2023
2020 Monitoring, Routine, Major (RTCR), 7116344 E. Coli Monitoring Dec 9, 2019
2020 Monitoring, Routine (DBP), Major, 7116345 Chlorine Monitoring Dec 9, 2019
2017 CCR Report, 7116339 Consumer Confidence Rule Reporting Aug 15, 2017
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116315 Combined Uranium Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116316 Combined Uranium Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116317 Combined Uranium Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116318 Combined Uranium Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116319 Combined Uranium Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116320 Combined Uranium Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116321 Radium-226 Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116322 Radium-226 Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116323 Radium-226 Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116324 Radium-226 Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116325 Radium-226 Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116326 Radium-226 Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116327 Radium-228 Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116328 Radium-228 Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116329 Radium-228 Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116330 Radium-228 Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116331 Radium-228 Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116332 Radium-228 Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116333 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116334 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116335 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116336 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116337 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116338 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Jan 15, 2013
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116297 Radium-228 Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116298 Radium-228 Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116299 Radium-228 Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116300 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116301 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116302 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116303 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116304 Radium-228 Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116305 Radium-228 Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116306 Radium-228 Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116307 Radium-226 Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116308 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116309 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116310 Radium-226 Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116311 Radium-226 Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116312 Radium-226 Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116313 Radium-226 Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2013 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116314 Radium-226 Monitoring Oct 9, 2012
2012 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116279 Gross Alpha Particle Activity Monitoring Jul 13, 2012
2012 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116280 Radium-228 Monitoring Jul 13, 2012
2012 Monitoring, Routine Major, 7116281 Radium-228 Monitoring Jul 13, 2012

What a violation is. Violations are issued for a public water system when there is a failure to meet certain state/region or federal drinking water regulations.

  • Monitoring — A MON violation is a violation of a monitoring requirement or a reporting requirement associated with the monitoring. A monitoring violation occurs when a public water system owner does not collect a required sample. A reporting violation occurs when a public water system owner does not report the result(s) to the state from a sample that was collected. When a public water system's owner does not collect a required sample, the violation is often referred to as a monitoring and reporting violation.
  • Reporting — A RPT violation occurs when public water system owners fail to report certain information. The RPT category does not include the failure to report analytical results, which falls under the MON category.
  • Public Notice — A PN violation occurs when a public water system owner does not notify the public about another violation in a timely or appropriate fashion.
  • Maximum Contaminant Level — An MCL violation means a contaminant has been detected above maximum contaminant level consistently in drinking water. MCL is the highest level of contamination that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) allows in drinking water. MCLs ensure that drinking water does not pose a short-term or long-term health risk.
  • Treatment Technique — A TT violation occurs when a public water system owner fails to apply a prescribed treatment technique by the allotted time. Actions that are classified as treatment techniques are broad. Examples of TT violations include: failure to employ a certified operator, inadequate removal of organic materials from raw water.

These definitions are quoted from the help text published with these pages.

This site shows what the agency publishes to the public. Records the agency holds but does not publish will not appear here, however complete this rebuild becomes.

Source. Mississippi State Department of Health, SDWIS/STATE, read when this page was built. What this site does and does not cover.

Not published here yet

  • Consumer Confidence Report generation, which the agency's application produces as a downloadable report
  • The Standardized Monitoring Framework spreadsheet the agency offers for download from a system's page

The agency publishes these; this rebuild does not carry them yet. Find them in Drinking Water Watch.