Public water system · MS0240255

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City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend

At a glance

City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend (PWSID MS0240255) is an active community water system in Harrison County, Mississippi. It reports serving 73 people through 27 service connections. Its primary water source is purchased groundwater, and EPA lists it as owned by a local government. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2011.

Dataset updated October 2026 . Source: EPA SDWIS/ECHO public records.

Population served

Service connections

Primary source

GWP

Purchased groundwater

System type

CWS

Community water system

System record

PWSIDMS0240255

System typeCommunity water system

Activity statusActive

Population served73

Service connections27

Primary water sourcePurchased groundwater

Owner typeLocal government

Primacy agencyMS state drinking water program

City servedD'Iberville

StateMississippi

ZIP—

CountyHarrison County

How does City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend compare with other water systems in Harrison County?

By EPA's size categories, City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend is a very small system (500 people or fewer). Harrison County has 41 active public water systems. Its population served is well below the county average of 4,420 people per system, and accounts for less than 0.1% of the 181,220 people reported by systems filed under the county. Across Mississippi, the 1,133 active systems average 2,832 people each. Nationally, the average active community water system reports serving 6,703 people, so City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend is well below that figure.

What does “community water system” mean?

A community water system serves at least 15 connections used by year-round residents, or regularly serves at least 25 year-round residents. Homes, apartments and mobile-home parks are served by these. Mississippi has 947 active community water systems, 84% of the state's 1,133 active systems. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own. 66 Mississippi systems (5.8%) list purchased groundwater as their primary source.

Who owns and regulates City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend?

EPA lists City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend as owned by a local government. The MS state drinking water program is its primacy agency, the regulator with primary enforcement responsibility for the system under the Safe Drinking Water Act. 25 of the 41 active systems in Harrison County (61%) are also owned by a local government.

Does City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend have drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2011. The violations listed here began between July 2010 and April 2011. By type: 12 monitoring and reporting. The contaminant or rule involved most often is Radium-226 (4 of them). EPA lists 12 as resolved. Resolved means at least one resolving action is on record: the system returned to compliance, the rule no longer applies, or no further action was needed.

Began	Violation	Contaminant or rule	Health-based	Status
2011-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-226code 4020	No	Resolved
2011-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-228code 4030	No	Resolved
2011-04-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-226code 4020	No	Resolved
2011-01-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-228code 4030	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-226code 4020	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-228code 4030	No	Resolved
2010-10-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Combined Uraniumcode 4006	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-228code 4030	No	Resolved
2010-07-01	Monitoring and reportingMonitoring, Regular · code 03	Radium-226code 4020	No	Resolved

The 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, newest first.Labels and codes come from EPA's SDWIS reference tables. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found. "Health-based" marks violations of a legal limit or required treatment.

City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend: frequently asked questions

Who runs City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend?

City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend (PWSID MS0240255) is a community water system owned by a local government. It is regulated by the MS state drinking water program.

How many people does City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend serve?

City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend reports serving 73 people through 27 service connections in Harrison County, Mississippi.

Where does City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend get its water?

EPA SDWIS lists this system's primary water source as purchased groundwater. Purchased groundwater means the system buys groundwater from another public water system rather than drawing its own.

Does City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend have any drinking water violations?

Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2011. A monitoring or reporting violation means a required test or report was missed or late; it does not by itself mean a contaminant was found.

Is City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend's water safe to drink?

AquaCensus shows EPA compliance records, not current water test results, so it cannot say whether the water is safe at a given moment. Of the 12 most recent violations in EPA's records, none is health-based, and the most recent began in April 2011. For current results, consult the system's annual water quality report, EPA ECHO, or the MS state drinking water program.

Where can I find City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend's water quality report?

As a community water system, City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend must deliver an annual water quality report, called a Consumer Confidence Report, to its customers by July 1 each year, covering the previous calendar year. The system can provide a copy on request.

Other water systems in Harrison County

Water system	County	Population served	Type	Source
City of Gulfport	Harrison	75,056	Community	Groundwater
City of Biloxi	Harrison	23,310	Community	Groundwater
City of Long Beach	Harrison	18,514	Community	Groundwater
Diberville W/S	Harrison	12,721	Community	Groundwater
City of Pass Christian	Harrison	10,436	Community	Groundwater
City of Biloxi-North	Harrison	9,858	Community	Groundwater

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About this data

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS) and SDWA violation records, via EPA ECHO, as published October 1, 2026 — AquaCensus refreshes it quarterly. See the methodology for how records are matched, cleaned and scored.

Cite as: AquaCensus, “City of Biloxi-Magnolia Bend, PWSID MS0240255, Mississippi”, https://aquacensus.com/water-systems/mississippi/city-of-biloxi-magnolia-bend-ms0240255 (data as of October 1, 2026).