Charleston Tap Water Quality Report
No test results on file for CHARLESTON UTILITIES, Charleston's water system. Results from other water systems on this page are listed under each system's name; they are not CHARLESTON UTILITIES's results and do not make a verdict for Charleston. Check CHARLESTON UTILITIES's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
Other systems listed for Charleston with results above guidelines: CASCILLA WATER ASSOCIATION (3 above guidelines), BLUE CANE, COWART & TIPPO W/A. (1 above guidelines), PAYNES WATER ASSOCIATION (3 above guidelines), BRAZIL-SUMNER WATER ASSN. (1 above guidelines)
People Served
3,100
Health-based violations since 2020
0
CHARLESTON UTILITIES. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Is Charleston Tap Water Safe to Drink?
Everything we hold on Charleston's water is below — a thin record, not a clean one. Testing your own water is the way to find out what your tap is actually delivering.
CHARLESTON UTILITIES, Charleston's water system, serves 3,100 people. 4 other systems are listed for Charleston. Each system's results are listed under its own name, never added to CHARLESTON UTILITIES's.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Mississippi
Charleston Water Service Areas
Fluoride in Charleston's water
CHARLESTON UTILITIES
PWSID MS0680002
No fluoride level in our data for CHARLESTON UTILITIES. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
BLUE CANE, COWART & TIPPO W/A.
PWSID MS0680037
BLUE CANE, COWART & TIPPO W/A. reported 0.193 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
CASCILLA WATER ASSOCIATION
PWSID MS0680001
CASCILLA WATER ASSOCIATION reported 0.16 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
PAYNES WATER ASSOCIATION
PWSID MS0680008
PAYNES WATER ASSOCIATION reported 0.223 mg/L, below the 0.7 mg/L U.S. Public Health Service recommendation.
BRAZIL-SUMNER WATER ASSN.
PWSID MS0680032
No fluoride level in our data for BRAZIL-SUMNER WATER ASSN.. Your utility's annual water quality report (CCR) lists it.
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General-Purpose Water Filters for Charleston
No test results are on file for CHARLESTON UTILITIES, Charleston's water system, so these are general-purpose NSF/ANSI 53 certified filters, not chosen for any contaminant.
Pentair Residential Filtration, LLC
Everpure Residential H-300-NXT
NSF Certified:
Capacity
3001 gal
Filter Life
10 mo
Flow Rate
0.5 gpm
Removes 5 contaminants:
Whirlpool Corporation
W11256135
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.7 gpm
Removes 19 contaminants:
+14 more
Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Turbidity
Whirlpool Corporation
W11569861
NSF Certified:
Capacity
1001 gal
Filter Life
3 mo
Flow Rate
0.52 gpm
Removes 22 contaminants:
+17 more
Atrazine, Benzene, Carbofuran, Chlorine (Free), Chlorine (Total), Chlorine Dioxide, Chlorobenzene, Cryptosporidium, Ethylbenzene, Lead, Mercury, Metolachlor, Styrene, Tetrachloroethylene, Toxaphene, Trichloroethylene, Turbidity
Santevia
Bath Filter
NSF Certified:
Flow Rate
0.36 gpm
Highlights:
- Organic cotton design reduces plastic used in construction
- Affordable upfront & ongoing cost
- The only bath filter that removed 100% chlorine with “normal” faster faucet flow
Removes 1 contaminants:
No test results on file — test your own tap
We don't hold water-quality results for this system yet, so nobody can tell you what is in your water from published data. A certified lab test is the way to find out.
SimpleLab
Advanced Home Water Test
$269
Comprehensive water analysis testing over 200 contaminants including bacteria, heavy metals, and chemical compounds.
Tap Score
Advanced Microplastics Test
$829
Cutting-edge testing for microplastics particles in drinking water using advanced laboratory techniques.
Tap Score
Haloacetic Acids (HAA9) Test
$275
Tests for disinfection byproducts formed when chlorine reacts with organic matter in water treatment.
What Charleston's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Charleston, resolved from its water systems where they report one and estimated from county sampling where they do not. Each page starts with the hot-tap and cold-tap check, then shows what your own water system reported.
On a private well near Charleston? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Tallahatchie County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Charleston
Charleston's tap water has an estimated 0.6 grains per gallon (10.0 mg/L, county sampling in Tallahatchie County) — soft on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 0.6 gpg water in Charleston — equipment and local installation labour for your ZIP code, with the sizing arithmetic shown in full. For the national picture first, read what a water softener costs — equipment, installation labour and ten-year ownership, each separated out. For Mississippi as a whole, read water softener cost in Mississippi — priced against the plumber wage published for the state.
Frequently Asked Questions About Charleston Tap Water
No test results on file for CHARLESTON UTILITIES, Charleston's water system. Results from other water systems on this page are listed under each system's name; they are not CHARLESTON UTILITIES's results and do not make a verdict for Charleston. Check CHARLESTON UTILITIES's latest Consumer Confidence Report for its current test results.
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