Is City of Deridder Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Beauregard 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
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2024-10-17
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-04-01 → 2013-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-04-01 → 2013-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-04-01 → 2013-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2013-04-01 → 2013-04-30
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-10-01 → 2002-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-10-01 → 2002-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	2002-10-01 → 2002-10-31
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-07-15 → 1994-08-14
MCL	Health-based	Archived	1994-07-15 → 1994-08-14

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	1145 µg/L 88% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1400 µg/L	52/94	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	15.75 µg/L 105% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 38 µg/L	50/94	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	249 µg/L 2.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 300 µg/L	38/72	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	0.0 mg/L 0% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	13/13	LCR	2026
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.9942 pCi/L 20% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 1.01 pCi/L	4/8	SYR4	2016–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	0.9500 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9800 µg/L	4/53	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	2.15 µg/L 2.7% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	4/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	1.3795 µg/L 2.3% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 1.45 µg/L	4/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1 µg/L 10% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	3/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	2.158 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.3 µg/L	3/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	3.471 µg/L 58% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 3.63 µg/L	3/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	190 µg/L 4.8% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 200 µg/L	3/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	1.999 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.02 pCi/L	3/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Antimony, Total	1.6 µg/L 27% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	1.3 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	0.9100 µg/L No EPA limit set	1/53	SYR4	2012–2019

96 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane11Cl-PF3OUdS2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-D4:2 Fts6:2 Fts8:2 Fts9Cl-PF3ONSAdonaAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBariumBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromodichloromethaneBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDibromoacetic AcidDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHfpo-DaHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidMonochloroacetic AcidNetfosaaNfdhaNmefosaaOxamylPfbaPFBSPfdaPfdoaPfeesaPfhpaPfhpsPfhxaPFHXSPfmbaPfmpaPFNAPFOAPFOSPfpeaPfpesPftaPftrdaPfunaPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneLithiumO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: HARRIS, MICHAEL
Phone: 337-462-8900
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about City of Deridder Water

Is City of Deridder Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 16 contaminants in City of Deridder 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 Deridder Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Copper, Lead, Nitrate-Nitrite, Lead, Combined Radium (-226 And -228), and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does City of Deridder Water serve?

City of Deridder Water reports serving 14,400 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has City of Deridder Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 20 violations on file for City of Deridder Water, of which 10 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.