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JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The water flowing from faucets in Mississippi's capital is safe to drink, city officials said in federal court Wednesday.

We have learned through monitoring and testing that some constituents have been detected; however, the EPA has determined that your water is safe at these levels.

If you live in Brandon, your chance of becoming a victim of crime in the community is 1 in 187. The US average across communities from the largest to the smallest is 1 in 43. It is for these reasons that Brandon is ranked as one of the top 100 safest cities in the U.S.A.

Our water operators take routine samples and monitor our treatment process to ensure the City of Brandon drinking water supply meets or exceeds State and Federal drinking water standards.

Never drink water from a natural source that you haven't purified, even if the water looks clean. Water in a stream, river or lake may look clean, but it can still be filled with bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can result in waterborne diseases, such as cryptosporidiosis or giardiasis.

The City currently has four (4) elevated water tanks and ten (10) water wells that draw from groundwater sources called the Sparta and Cockfield formation aquifers. The City of Brandon has thirty-three (33) lift stations used to pump wastewater and transport it to the West Rankin Utility Authority to be treated.