Disinfectants · 2024
Chloramine in Jackson, MS tap water
Jackson, MS's 2024 report shows Chloramine detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
The measurement
| Statistic | Value | Federal limit |
|---|---|---|
Reported level System-wide | 2.7 mg/L | 0 mg/L MCLG |
Range Range of Detects | 0.31–4.4 mg/L | 0 mg/L MCLG |
Verbatim from Jackson, MS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report — source document ↗
About Chloramine
A longer-lasting disinfectant made by combining chlorine with ammonia.
Holds disinfection further into the pipe network, but is regulated under the same residual-disinfectant cap as chlorine.
How Jackson, MS compares
5 of the 106 systems measuring Chloramine on The Water Map have it at or above the federal limit:
Nearby systems also reporting Chloramine:
People also ask
+Is there Chloramine in Jackson, MS tap water?
Yes — Jackson, MS's 2024 Consumer Confidence Report lists Chloramine at 0.31–4.4 mg/L. Jackson, MS's 2024 report shows Chloramine detected, but the EPA has not set an enforceable federal limit for it.
+What's the federal limit for Chloramine in drinking water?
The federal MCLG for Chloramine is 0 mg/L. The EPA enforces this against the regulated reporting statistic (running annual average or 90th percentile), not a single-sample spike.
+What is Chloramine?
A longer-lasting disinfectant made by combining chlorine with ammonia. Holds disinfection further into the pipe network, but is regulated under the same residual-disinfectant cap as chlorine.
+Which other U.S. cities have Chloramine over the federal limit?
5 of the 106 systems on The Water Map measuring Chloramine report it at or above the federal limit. Examples include Hollywood, FL, Centennial, CO, Pueblo, CO.
+Where does this Chloramine measurement come from?
This page reproduces the Chloramine entry from the 2024 Consumer Confidence Report published by the Jackson, MS water utility — the annual drinking-water report every U.S. utility is required by federal law to publish. The original source document is archived at /water/ms/jackson/2024/source.