Oil exploration in the Niger Delta and specifically in Delta State over the years has brought a lot of environmental degradation deterioration leading to surface water pollution. This work addresses surface water pollution status in some oil producing communities. In order to achieve this, data was collected using a survey and experimental design as well as questionnaires to elicit information from respondent on some effect of water quality. Samples were collected from Six (6) oil producing communities of Tebu, Tisun, Okpail, Emedadja, Ote-Do, and Okpara. Sample were collected using purposive and systematic techniques. A total of two hundred (200) questionnaires was administered and analyzed using simple percentage and presented in charts and tables. It was discovered from the analysis that they were various sources leading to oil spillage such as pipe line vandalization, well blow out, sabotage, and spills from loading of oil vessels. It was also discovered that some communities had a high level of water alkalinity above the recommended WHO standard as well as total soluble solutes which were also above the recommended standard for WHO/DPR. Also, total dissolved oxygen in all the communities is greater than the recommended WHO/NAFDAC. A BOD greater than 10mg/l was also discovered which indicates the presence of effluents. It was therefore recommended that they should be drilling of massive boreholes in the various communities for potable water for domestic and agricultural use by NGO’s and government.