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Lafayette Water Quality Report

4 cities ranked · Average grade: C+ · Mississippi

Avg Score
68
Cities Ranked
4
Health Violations
4
PFAS Detected
1
Live Water Alerts for Mississippi →
68
County avg score
4
Cities ranked
50%
A or B grade
25%
D or F grade
4
Health violations
1
PFAS detected

How Lafayette cities scored

25%
25%
25%
25%
A
1
25%
Excellent
B
1
25%
Good
C
1
25%
Fair
D
0
0%
Poor
F
1
25%
Failing

County vs Mississippi average

C+
Lafayette
68/100
C+
Mississippi avg
68.7/100
▼ 0.7 pts below state average

Water quality across Lafayette

Each dot is a city, colored by grade. Click any city to view its full report.

Mississippi city water quality map
73.1%
of residents on fluoridated water (CDC, 2020)
21
lbs/yr to surface water · top 10 TRI facilities

Top industrial polluters in Lafayette

Industrial polluters nearby

Facilities reporting the most surface-water releases in Lafayette, 2023.

Total reported releases to surface water: 21 lbs

FacilityTop chemicalTo surface water (lbs/yr)
MMC MATERIALS INC - OXFORD
Nonmetallic Mineral Product · MMC MATERIALS INC
OXFORD, MS38655
Nitrate compounds (water dissociable; reportable only when in aqueous solution)21
SMW MANUFACTURING
Fabricated Metals · AMSTED INDUSTRIES INC
OXFORD, MS38655
OLIN WINCHESTER LLC
Fabricated Metals · OLIN CORP
OXFORD, MS38655

Source: EPA Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) 2023

All 4 cities in Lafayette

# City Grade Score Score Population Violations Issues
1 Taylor
A
90.4
2K 77 Health Unresolved
2 Etta
B
77.6
581 152 Health Unresolved
3 Abbeville
C
63.6
2K 345 Health Unresolved
4 Oxford
F
40.5
66K 1749 Health PFAS Unresolved
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