Is Town of Plain Dealing Water Tap Water Safe? Quality Report

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

330

health-based violations

480

violations on file

still open

Violation	Type	Status	Period
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2026-01-25
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2026-01-25
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2026-01-25
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2026-01-25
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2026-01-25
TT	Health-based	Unaddressed	2026-01-25
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30
MCL	Health-based	Resolved	2022-04-01 → 2022-06-30

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
Bromoform	322 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 340 µg/L	53/53	SYR4	2012–2019
TTHM	371.68 µg/L 465% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 80 µg/L worst single sample: 403.7 µg/L	53/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Total Haloacetic Acids (HAA5)	89.8 µg/L 150% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 60 µg/L worst single sample: 187.4 µg/L	53/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromoacetic Acid	64.25 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 82.9 µg/L	52/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Chloroform	5.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 5.7 µg/L	51/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Dibromochloromethane	55.35 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 69.1 µg/L	51/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Bromodichloromethane	14.48 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 15 µg/L	49/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Fluoride	2485 µg/L 62% of the EPA limit 4000 µg/L worst single sample: 3300 µg/L	44/44	SYR4	2013–2019
Trichloroacetic Acid	5.12 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.6 µg/L	43/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Monobromoacetic Acid	5.41 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 7.9 µg/L	38/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Dichloroacetic Acid	8.28 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 34.5 µg/L	37/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Lead	26.7 µg/L 178% of the EPA limit, at the 95th percentile of samples — 15 µg/L worst single sample: 60 µg/L	19/40	SYR4	2014–2019
Copper	905 µg/L 70% of the EPA limit 1300 µg/L worst single sample: 1100 µg/L	14/29	SYR4	2014–2019
Lead	0.0010 mg/L 6.7% of the EPA limit 0.0150 mg/L	11/11	LCR	2023
Arsenic	2.8 µg/L 28% of the EPA limit 10 µg/L worst single sample: 3 µg/L	9/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Barium	110 µg/L 5.5% of the EPA limit 2000 µg/L worst single sample: 120 µg/L	9/12	SYR4	2013–2019
Monochloroacetic Acid	117.15 µg/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 135 µg/L	7/53	SYR4	2012–2019
Nitrate-Nitrite	67.25 µg/L 0.7% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L worst single sample: 68 µg/L	6/30	SYR4	2012–2019
Combined Radium (-226 And -228)	2.036 pCi/L 41% of the EPA limit 5 pCi/L worst single sample: 2.31 pCi/L	5/7	SYR4	2016–2019
Gross Beta Particle Activity	3.9 pCi/L No EPA limit set worst single sample: 3.99 pCi/L	4/9	SYR4	2013–2019
Nitrate	47 µg/L 0.5% of the EPA limit 10000 µg/L	2/8	SYR4	2017
Cyanide	3.1 µg/L 1.6% of the EPA limit 200 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2013–2019
Di(2-ethylhexyl) Phthalate	1.11 µg/L 19% of the EPA limit 6 µg/L	1/10	SYR4	2013–2019

61 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-DAntimony, TotalAsbestosAtrazineBhc-GammaBenzeneBenzo(A)PyreneBeryllium, TotalChlorobenzeneCadmiumCarbofuranCarbon TetrachlorideChlordaneChromiumCombined UraniumDichloromethaneDalaponDi(2-ethylhexyl) AdipateDinosebDiquatEthylene DibromideEndothallEndrinEthylbenzeneGlyphosateGross Alpha, Excl. Radon And UHexachlorobenzeneHeptachlorHeptachlor EpoxideHexachlorocyclopentadieneLassoMercuryMethoxychlorNitriteOxamylPentachlorophenolPicloramSeleniumSimazineStyreneTetrachloroethyleneThallium, TotalTolueneTotal Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCB)ToxapheneTrichloroethyleneVinyl ChlorideXylenes, Totalcis-1,2-DichloroethyleneO-DichlorobenzeneP-Dichlorobenzenetrans-1,2-Dichloroethylene

Utility contact

Contact: COOK, JAMES
Email: [email protected]

Frequently asked questions about Town of Plain Dealing Water

Is Town of Plain Dealing Water tap water safe to drink?

EPA monitoring detected 23 contaminants in Town of Plain Dealing 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 Plain Dealing Water's water?

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

How many people does Town of Plain Dealing Water serve?

Town of Plain Dealing Water reports serving 2,346 people in Louisiana, per its EPA record.

Has Town of Plain Dealing Water had any water quality violations?

The EPA has 480 violations on file for Town of Plain Dealing Water, of which 330 are health-based (a contaminant limit or required treatment was breached) and 6 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.