Is City of Rayne Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Acadia Parish

Compliance record

Formal violations the EPA has on file for this supplier. A health-based violation means a contaminant limit or a required treatment was breached; the rest are monitoring or reporting failures — still violations, but not a measured health risk.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2012-09-01 → 2012-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1997-08-01 → 1997-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1997-08-01 → 1997-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1997-08-01 → 1997-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-03-01 → 1995-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1995-03-01 → 1995-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-10-01 → 1994-10-31

Other contaminants detected

Each bar shows the measured level as a share of the EPA limit: green is well under, amber is close to it, red is over. For lead and copper the limit applies to exactly the 90th-percentile figure shown, so red there means a real exceedance. For everything else the limit applies to a running annual average while the figure is the 95th percentile of this system's samples — over 100% is worth reading, but is not by itself a violation. Where a single sample came in higher than that percentile, it is noted under the bar. Formal violations are listed separately.

Contaminant	Level vs EPA limit	Detection rate	Source	Period
Copper	400 µg/L 31% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 500 µg/L	28/45	SYR4	2014–2018
Nitrate-Nitrite	2000 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	20/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	3.15 µg/L 21% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	18/45	SYR4	2014–2018
Chloroform	16.87 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	9.765 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 11 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	51.035 µg/L 64% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 51.1 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	26.09 µg/L 43% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 27 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	8.94 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.9 µg/L	13/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	16.34 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 17 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	6.655 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.7 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	5.235 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.4 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	15.585 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 16.3 µg/L	12/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2023
Barium	1000 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	7/10	SYR4	2012–2018
Fluoride	200 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	7/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	1.69 pCi/L 34% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.87 pCi/L	5/5	SYR4	2015–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.4335 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.51 pCi/L	4/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Monobromoacetic Acid	0.9470 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9500 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	6.69 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.2 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	3.883 µg/L 65% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 4.23 µg/L	3/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2012–2018
Lithium	17.4 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2025
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate	4.07 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 400 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2012–2018

88 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: ROBICHAUX, CHARLES
Phone: 337-344-6603
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about City of Rayne Water

Is City of Rayne Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in City of Rayne Water's water. A detection isn't the same as a violation — most levels are within federal limits. See each level and source above, and the utility's annual Consumer Confidence Report for its official compliance status.

What contaminants were detected in City of Rayne Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Nitrate-Nitrite, Lead, Chloroform, Dichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does City of Rayne Water serve?

City of Rayne Water reports serving 10,908 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has City of Rayne Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 29 violations on file for City of Rayne Water, of which 12 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 0 remain open. The rest are monitoring or reporting failures.

Where does this data come from?

Every figure is official EPA drinking-water monitoring — the Lead & Copper Rule, the UCMR-5 nationwide testing program, and the EPA Six-Year Review — not our own testing. Each number is labelled with its source and period.