Is Old Saline Community Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

Water source: Ground water
Ownership: Private
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.

health-based violations

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2025-05-24
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2025-05-24
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2025-05-24
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2025-05-24
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2025-05-24
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2025-05-24
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-06-22
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-06-22
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-06-22
TT	Health-based	Resolved	2023-06-22

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	205.86 µg/L 1372% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 280 µg/L	25/44	SYR4	2013–2019
Copper	430 µg/L 33% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 700 µg/L	19/25	SYR4	2013–2018
Bromodichloromethane	9.96 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.4 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Chloroform	8.86 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.3 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	5.435 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.6 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2013–2019
TTHM	29.725 µg/L 37% of the EPA limit 80 µg/L worst single sample: 30 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	13.245 µg/L 22% of the EPA limit 60 µg/L worst single sample: 13.3 µg/L	12/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	3.3 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.4 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Dibromochloromethane	9.8 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 10.4 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	3.65 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	11/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Lead	0.0020 mg/L 13% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	8/8	LCR	2024
Bromoform	7.93 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 9.1 µg/L	7/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	289.35 µg/L 14% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 300 µg/L	4/6	SYR4	2014–2018
Fluoride	138.5 µg/L 3.5% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 140 µg/L	4/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Monobromoacetic Acid	2.615 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.9 µg/L	4/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	60 µg/L 0.6% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	4/20	SYR4	2012–2019
Arsenic	1.263 µg/L 13% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 1.3 µg/L	2/9	SYR4	2014–2018
Gross Beta Particle Activity	2.1815 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 2.19 pCi/L	2/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Monochloroacetic Acid	4.795 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 4.8 µg/L	2/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Thallium, Total	0.0939 µg/L 4.7% of the EPA limit 2 µg/L worst single sample: 0.0940 µg/L	2/9	SYR4	2014–2018
Cadmium	2.8 µg/L 56% of the EPA limit 5 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2014–2018
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	0.4040 pCi/L 8.1% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L	1/2	SYR4	2017
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	0.9600 µg/L 16% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2014–2017
Selenium	3.1 µg/L 6.2% of the EPA limit 50 µg/L	1/9	SYR4	2014–2018
Toluene	5.4 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 1000 µg/L	1/4	SYR4	2014–2017

55 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, TotalAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCyanideCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: KNOTTS, BEVERLY
Phone: 318-576-3685
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Old Saline Community Water

Is Old Saline Community Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 25 contaminants in Old Saline Community 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 Old Saline Community Water's water?

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

How many people does Old Saline Community Water serve?

Old Saline Community Water reports serving 390 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Old Saline Community Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 90 violations on file for Old Saline Community Water, of which 19 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 7 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.