Is Village of Castor Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Local government
Counties served: Bienville 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.

212

health-based violations

336

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2019-01-01 → 2019-03-31
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-07-01 → 2018-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-07-01 → 2018-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-07-01 → 2018-09-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2018-07-01 → 2018-09-30

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
Chloroform	154.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 189 µg/L	54/57	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	167.15 µg/L 209% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 221.5 µg/L	54/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	135.9 µg/L 227% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 234.2 µg/L	52/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	73.95 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 95.8 µg/L	50/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	71.765 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 131 µg/L	50/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	24 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 28.8 µg/L	41/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	5.395 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 6.2 µg/L	24/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	6.52 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.8 µg/L	17/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	10 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 13 µg/L	16/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Copper	550 µg/L 42% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 700 µg/L	11/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	3.55 µg/L 24% of the EPA limit 15 µg/L worst single sample: 4 µg/L	10/17	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.00030 mg/L 2% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	9/9	LCR	2025
Monobromoacetic Acid	22.1 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 27 µg/L	6/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromoform	4.66 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5 µg/L	5/57	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	891 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 900 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Nitrate-Nitrite	55 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/24	SYR4	2012–2019
Barium	9.83 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 9.9 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Dalapon	1.99 µg/L 1% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.8820 µg/L 15% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L worst single sample: 0.9000 µg/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.6700 pCi/L 13% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2017

60 contaminants tested, none detected

1,1,1-Trichloroethane1,1,2-Trichloroethane1,1-Dichloroethylene1,2,4-Trichlorobenzene1,2-DIBROMO-3-CHLOROPROPANE1,2-Dichloroethane1,2-Dichloropropane2,4,5-TP2,4-DAntimony, TotalArsenicAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UGross Beta Particle ActivityHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: PICKETT, VICKI
Phone: 318-544-8718
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Village of Castor Water

Is Village of Castor Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 20 contaminants in Village of Castor 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 Village of Castor Water's water?

EPA monitoring detected Chloroform, TTHM, Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5), Dichloroacetic Acid, Trichloroacetic Acid, and others. The full list with the level and data source for each is above.

How many people does Village of Castor Water serve?

Village of Castor Water reports serving 435 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Village of Castor Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 336 violations on file for Village of Castor Water, of which 212 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.