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CITY OF OCEAN SPRINGS

PWS ID: MS0300005 · OCEAN SPRINGS, Mississippi 39566

PFAS Detected

1 PFAS "forever chemicals" detected in testing under EPA's UCMR5 monitoring program.

Population Served
26,168
Total Violations
1,403
Health-Based Violations
1
Water Source
Groundwater

System Details

System Type
Community
Owner Type
Local
Connections
9,912
County
Jackson
School/Daycare
No
MCL Violations
1
Monitoring Violations
1,370
Treatment Tech Violations
0

Violation History

Contaminant violations recorded by EPA.

Contaminant Category Count Latest
Combined Uranium MR 416 2012
Radium-228 MR 308 2012
Radium-226 MR 292 2012
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon and U MR 168 2008
Combined Radium (-226 and -228) MR 168 2008
Consumer Confidence Rule Other 7 2017
Chlorine MR 7 2023
TTHM MR 4 2022
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) MR 4 2022
Public Notice Other 3 2023
Revised Total Coliform Rule MON 3 2019
Coliform (TCR) MCL 1 2002

PFAS Testing Results (UCMR5)

Results from EPA's Fifth Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Rule. 7 of 300 samples detected PFAS.

Contaminant Date Result MRL Status
NMeFOSAA 3/19/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 3/19/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 3/19/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 3/19/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 3/19/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 3/19/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 3/19/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 3/19/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 3/19/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
11Cl-PF3OUdS 3/19/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
9Cl-PF3ONS 3/19/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
ADONA 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 3/19/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 3/19/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFEESA 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
HFPO-DA 3/19/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeA 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFMPA 3/19/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFBA 3/19/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
6:2 FTS 3/19/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
4:2 FTS 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 3/19/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFDoA 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFDA 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFOA 3/19/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFOS 3/19/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFNA 3/19/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxA 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NMeFOSAA 3/19/2024 <0.006 µg/L 0.006 µg/L Not Detected
PFHxS 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
NEtFOSAA 3/19/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFTrDA 3/19/2024 <0.007 µg/L 0.007 µg/L Not Detected
PFTA 3/19/2024 <0.008 µg/L 0.008 µg/L Not Detected
lithium 3/19/2024 <9 µg/L 9 µg/L Not Detected
NFDHA 3/19/2024 <0.02 µg/L 0.02 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpA 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
8:2 FTS 3/19/2024 <0.005 µg/L 0.005 µg/L Not Detected
PFPeS 3/19/2024 <0.004 µg/L 0.004 µg/L Not Detected
PFHpS 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFBS 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
PFUnA 3/19/2024 <0.002 µg/L 0.002 µg/L Not Detected
PFMBA 3/19/2024 <0.003 µg/L 0.003 µg/L Not Detected
Data Sources: EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), Q4 2025. PFAS data from EPA UCMR5 monitoring program (2023-2025). This data is provided for informational purposes only.