Lafayette, MS

Compiled by PlainEnviro Editorial, Environmental Data Editorial Team · July 13, 2026

Moderate Risk (35/100)

A PlainEnviro-computed score from reported facility/violation counts, not an official EPA rating, health forecast, or population-adjusted rate. See methodology.

Environmental data for Lafayette in Mississippi · Population: 56,920

Lafayette, MS is tracked across three EPA datasets covering 4 Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) facilities, 17 Safe Drinking Water Act systems, and 0 Superfund National Priorities List sites. Together these generate an environmental burden score of 35/100 (Moderate Risk), calibrated against national distributions for facility density, chemical release volume, Superfund concentration, and water-system health violations.

Industrial disclosures inside the county total 100.1K lbs of reported toxic releases under EPCRA Section 313, while 7 water systems carry an active health-based violation in the SDWIS record. No EPA Air Quality System monitors currently report data for this county.

All figures below draw directly from federal EPA records, TRI self-reported emissions, SDWIS compliance history, NPL Hazard Ranking System scores, and AQS daily AQI summaries, and are not adjusted, weighted, or forecast. A past violation or elevated score does not itself indicate current unsafe conditions; it documents the regulatory and disclosure history publicly filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency through the most recent reporting cycle.

Population

56,920

TRI Facilities

Water Systems

Superfund Sites

Total Releases

100.1K lbs

Water Systems (17)

System	City	Source	Population	Violations	Health
CITY OF OXFORD	Oxford	Groundwater	28,500	0	–
UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI	Oxford	Groundwater	26,874	0	–
ANCHOR WATER ASSOCIATION	Oxford	Groundwater	2,051	4	Yes
TAYLOR WATER ASSOCIATION	Taylor	Groundwater	1,962	0	–
WESTOVER WATER ASSOCIATION, INC	Oxford	Groundwater	1,771	0	–
HOPEWELL WATER ASSOCIATION	Oxford	Groundwater	1,684	1	Yes
EAST OXFORD WATER ASSOCIATION	Oxford	Groundwater	1,544	2	Yes
CAMPGROUND WATER ASSN	Oxford	Groundwater	1,151	0	–
COLLEGE HILL WATER ASSN	Oxford	Groundwater	1,146	0	–
YOCONA WATER ASSOCIATION, INC.	Oxford	Groundwater	926	1	Yes
HURRICANE CREEK WATER ASSN	Abbeville	Groundwater	702	0	–
SANDERS WATER ASSOCIATION,INC	Etta	Groundwater	581	1	Yes
TURNER SPRINGS WATER ASSN	Abbeville	Groundwater	528	0	–
DENMARK WATER ASSOCIATION	Oxford	Groundwater	499	0	–
TOWN OF ABBEVILLE-WATER DEPT	Abbeville	Groundwater	386	4	Yes
LAFAYETTE SPRINGS WATER ASSN	Oxford	Groundwater	290	1	Yes
HURRICANE HILLS W/A	Abbeville	Groundwater	166	0	–

TRI Facilities (4)

#	Facility	City	Industry	Total Releases
1	Olin Winchester LLC	Oxford	Fabricated Metals	100.0K lbs
2	Smw Manufacturing	Oxford	Fabricated Metals	69 lbs
3	Mmc Materials Inc - Oxford	Oxford	Nonmetallic Mineral Product	21 lbs
4	B & B Concrete Co Inc Oxford Div	Oxford	Nonmetallic Mineral Product	1 lbs

Cities in Lafayette (1)

Oxford

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4 facilities · 11 water

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the environmental risk level in Lafayette, Mississippi? ▼

Lafayette, MS has an environmental risk score of 35/100 (Moderate Risk), based on 4 TRI facilities, 0 Superfund sites, and 17 water systems on record. 7 water systems have health-based violations. Source: EPA TRI, SDWIS, and Superfund NPL.

Are there Superfund sites in Lafayette? ▼

No Superfund National Priorities List (NPL) sites are currently registered in Lafayette, MS in the EPA database.

How many toxic release facilities are in Lafayette? ▼

Lafayette, MS has 4 TRI-reporting facilities on record with the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, with a combined total of 100.1K lbs in reported toxic releases. TRI facilities self-report annual chemical release data to the EPA.

What is the air quality in Lafayette? ▼

Air quality monitoring data (EPA AQS) is not available for Lafayette, MS. This may indicate no EPA monitoring stations are located in the county. For regional air quality data, see the state environmental profile or visit EPA's AirNow.gov.

Is the drinking water safe in Lafayette? ▼

Lafayette, MS has 17 EPA-regulated water systems. 7 systems have reported health-based violations (MCL exceedances). A past violation does not necessarily mean water is currently unsafe. For current water quality, contact your local water utility. Source: EPA SDWIS.

What environmental agencies cover Lafayette? ▼

Environmental compliance in Lafayette, Mississippi is overseen by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) at the federal level and the Mississippi state environmental agency. Facilities report to the EPA Toxic Release Inventory, water systems are regulated under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and contaminated sites are managed under the Superfund program. Contact your state environmental agency for local concerns.

What does this county environmental profile show?

This county environmental profile rolls up EPA Toxics Release Inventory facility reports, Safe Drinking Water Information System public-water-system filings, and Superfund National Priorities List sites for the county boundary defined by the U.S. Census Bureau. Facility counts reflect facilities with a reporting address inside the county, not where downstream environmental effects may be observed. Population figures are from the most recent Census ACS 5-year estimate. The county detail page is updated whenever the upstream EPA programs publish revised data; see the methodology page for the documented ingest cadence and the editorial choices governing how aggregations are computed.

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