- EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
- Lithium: found in 14 of 14 samples, average 24.5 µg/L, highest 32.6 µg/L (EPA UCMR 5 testing, Oct 2023–Apr 2024)
- Lead, 90th percentile: 2.2 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2022–Dec 31, 2024). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
- Health-based violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Jan 2025–Apr 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-based violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Oct 2024–Jan 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-based violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Jul 2024–Apr 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-based violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Oct 2023–Apr 2025 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-based violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Oct 2022–Jan 2023 (EPA SDWIS)
- Health-based violation: Stage 2 Disinfectants and Disinfection Byproducts Rule, TTHM, Jul 2022–Jan 2023 (EPA SDWIS)
Public EPA test results
Can you drink Clarksdale tap water? What EPA records show
EPA MS0140002 · serves Coahoma County, MS · about 14,903 people (EPA SDWIS)
This report shows EPA's federal records for this water system: UCMR 5 testing, lead testing and violations. It isn't a test of the water at your tap, and it has no Water Score.
Public EPA test results
Clarksdale Public Utilities (EPA MS0140002)
ScoreYourWater.com gives no verdict on your tap water; it shows what the public records say, as of October 14, 2026. For Clarksdale's main utility, Clarksdale Public Utilities: 6 health-based violations since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS). PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
What EPA records show for Clarksdale Public Utilities, as of October 14, 2026
6 health-based violations since July 1, 2021 in EPA records (EPA SDWIS).
Lead, 90th percentile: 2.2 ppb at the latest result in EPA records for a monitoring period that ran on or after July 1, 2021, at or below EPA's 15 ppb action level (EPA SDWIS, monitoring period Jan 1, 2022–Dec 31, 2024). The 90th percentile is a system-wide measure from homes sampled under EPA's lead rule; it isn't a result for your home.
EPA's UCMR 5 testing looked for 30 contaminants here and found 1.
PFOA and PFOS were not detected at or above EPA's reporting level in EPA's UCMR 5 testing.
Source: EPA records (SDWIS, UCMR 5). SDWIS: data as of Oct 14, 2026. EPA UCMR 5 data, samples through June 2026.
Your water bill names your utility.
Does Clarksdale Public Utilities use chloramine?
We didn't find chloramine in Clarksdale Public Utilities's EPA treatment records. That's not a complete list; your utility's annual water quality report says which disinfectant it uses.
What EPA records show for this system
Reported results in EPA records (data as of Oct 14–15, 2026)