Is Town of Merryville 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	2022-11-21
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-11-21
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-11-21
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2022-11-21
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-01-15 → 2002-02-14
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-01-15 → 2002-02-14
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-01-15 → 2002-02-14
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-01-15 → 2002-02-14
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-01-15 → 2002-02-14
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2002-01-15 → 2002-02-14

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
Lead	9 µg/L 60% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 12 µg/L	21/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	200 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L	14/34	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	4 µg/L 40% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L	8/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0040 mg/L 27% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2024
TTHM	48.53 µg/L 61% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 67.5 µg/L	8/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	2.76 µg/L 4.6% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	7/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	41.425 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 51.3 µg/L	6/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Fluoride	260 µg/L 6.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L	6/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.014 pCi/L 40% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.14 pCi/L	4/4	SYR4	2016–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	0.9595 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.9700 µg/L	4/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Bromodichloromethane	12.21 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13.4 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	2.73 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.8 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	2.92 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3 µg/L	3/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	61.55 µg/L 3.1% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 62 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.7810 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.7900 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2013–2016
Dibromoacetic Acid	0.4206 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 0.4320 µg/L	2/14	SYR4	2013–2019
Gross Alpha, Excl. Radon And U	3.693 pCi/L 25% of the EPA limit 15 pCi/L worst single sample: 3.73 pCi/L	2/4	SYR4	2013–2016
Antimony, Total	1 µg/L 17% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019
Combined Uranium	1.49 µg/L 5% of the EPA limit 30 µg/L	1/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Adipate	0.5200 µg/L 0.1% of the EPA limit 400 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2013–2016
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.39 pCi/L No EPA limit set	1/6	SYR4	2013–2019
Thallium, Total	1 µg/L 50% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L	1/8	SYR4	2013–2019

60 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,3,7,8-TCDD2,4,5-TP2,4-DAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalBromoformChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumDichloromethaneDalaponDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorMonobromoacetic AcidNitrate-NitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroacetic AcidTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: SMITH, SHEILA
Phone: 337-825-8740
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Town of Merryville Water

Is Town of Merryville Water tap water safe to drink?

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

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

How many people does Town of Merryville Water serve?

Town of Merryville Water reports serving 1,107 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Merryville Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 94 violations on file for Town of Merryville Water, of which 75 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.