Is CITY OF OXFORD's water safe to drink?

CITY OF OXFORD's only violations on record are reporting or monitoring lapses, not a contaminant or treatment-technique failure EPA classifies as health-based. Population served: 28,500, over 17,264 connections.

CITY OF OXFORD's record against the rest of the country

Out of 12,903 systems in this dataset, CITY OF OXFORD ranks 9,284th by violation burden (28th percentile) - 189 violations total, 0 health-baseds.

How CITY OF OXFORD compares within MS

MS's 349 covered systems average 3.2 health-based violations each; CITY OF OXFORD carries 0, not more than typical for the state. See the lead and copper guide for why lead counts differently.

Most recent violation on record

The last violation EPA has on record for CITY OF OXFORD is from 2022-01-07. Last reported to EPA: 05/18/2026.

What this data is and is not

Everything on this page is CITY OF OXFORD's own reported record under the Safe Drinking Water Act - a regulatory filing, not a sample of your tap. Water quality can still change between the meter and the faucet - household plumbing sits outside what a record of 189 logged violations can see. The guide to what this data misses covers that gap.