Long Beach Tap Water Quality Report
Long Beach's water has 1 contaminant above EPA MCLGs. Consider using a certified water filter for additional protection.
Water system
CITY OF LONG BEACH
People Served
18,500
Health-based violations since 2020
0
CITY OF LONG BEACH. EPA SDWA violation data as of Q2 2026 (downloaded 2026-07-09).
Latest sample on file
May 2021 · CITY OF LONG BEACH
Utilities publish newer results in their annual water quality report (Consumer Confidence Report).
Is Long Beach Tap Water Safe to Drink?
We recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems. Long Beach's water has 1 contaminant above EPA health-based guidelines (MCLGs), while it meets federal legal limits.
CITY OF LONG BEACH, Long Beach's water system, serves 18,500 people. Water quality testing is conducted regularly and reported to the EPA. The latest sample on file for CITY OF LONG BEACH is from May 2021.
In EPA's 2023–2026 UCMR 5 testing, CITY OF LONG BEACH measured lithium at up to 15.7 µg/L, which EPA counts as above its health reference level of 10 µg/L. That level is a screening value EPA uses to decide what to study further, not a legal limit, and this result does not change this page's water-quality summary.
Boil water advisories are issued by water systems and state agencies, and they change from day to day. Boil water advisories in Mississippi
Long Beach Water Service Areas
What these numbers actually mean for Long Beach, MS
We read Long Beach, MS’s published record and send you a short report — which findings warrant a decision, which to ignore, and what to do about it. Including when the answer is nothing.
- 1 contaminant above EPA MCLGs and 10 contaminants with an EPA health goal detected in some samples (no level on file)
- 74 results on file
- 23 PFAS compounds on record
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What Long Beach's water readings can explain
We publish a city-level hardness figure for Long Beach, 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 Long Beach? Public-water results do not apply to private wells. See Harrison County well water testing and USGS risk data — modeled arsenic, nitrate, and the tests to run.
Water softener cost and installation in Long Beach
Long Beach's tap water has an estimated 0.5 grains per gallon (8.9 mg/L, county sampling in Harrison County) — soft on the USGS scale, below the range where scale is usually worth treating.
Water softener cost for an estimated 0.5 gpg water in Long Beach — 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 Long Beach Tap Water
Long Beach's water has 1 contaminant above EPA MCLGs. While the water meets federal legal limits, we recommend using a certified water filter for additional protection, especially for vulnerable populations like children, pregnant women, and those with compromised immune systems.
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