Is Town of Bunkie Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Avoyelles 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	Archived	2003-08-01 → 2003-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2003-08-01 → 2003-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2003-08-01 → 2003-08-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-11-15 → 1992-12-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-11-15 → 1992-12-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1992-11-15 → 1992-12-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-08-15 → 1991-09-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-08-15 → 1991-09-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1991-08-15 → 1991-09-14
RPT	Monitoring	Unaddressed	2025-07-02

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
Lead	3 µg/L 20% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	33/48	SYR4	2014–2018
Copper	130 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 300 µg/L	18/48	SYR4	2014–2018
Bromodichloromethane	12.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	24.7 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 26 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	5.58 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.1 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	9.475 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.8 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	42.63 µg/L 53% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 45.1 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	22.455 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 27.2 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	9.245 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.7 µg/L	14/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	1200 µg/L 30% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 1300 µg/L	11/11	SYR4	2012–2018
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2023
Dibromoacetic Acid	1.46 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 1.5 µg/L	9/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	18 µg/L 0.9% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L	8/11	SYR4	2012–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	4.95 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.47 pCi/L	5/20	SYR4	2012–2018
Monochloroacetic Acid	8.815 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.4 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromoform	0.5950 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.6100 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.8860 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.8900 µg/L	3/11	SYR4	2012–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.8753 pCi/L 18% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 0.8940 pCi/L	2/8	SYR4	2015–2018
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	4 pCi/L 27% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L	2/4	SYR4	2012–2014
Lithium	15.6 µg/L No EPA limit set	2/2	UCMR-5	2023
1,2-Dichloroethane	2.7 µg/L 54% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/13	SYR4	2012–2018
Arsenic	0.8500 µg/L 8.5% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	1/11	SYR4	2012–2018

89 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaNitrate-NitriteOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SAMPSON, BRENDA
Phone: 318-346-7663
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Town of Bunkie Water

Is Town of Bunkie Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 22 contaminants in Town of Bunkie 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 Town of Bunkie Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Lead, Copper, Bromodichloromethane, Chloroform, Dibromochloromethane, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Town of Bunkie Water serve?

Town of Bunkie Water reports serving 5,169 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Bunkie Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 10 violations on file for Town of Bunkie Water, of which 9 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 1 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.